Conveyed-object discharge device

A conveyed-object discharge device for discharging a conveyed object, comprising:

• a main conveying conveyer defining part of a main conveying passage, the conveyed object being discharged from the main conveying conveyor,
• the main conveying conveyor including a plurality of conveying bodies,
• the plurality of conveying bodies coming into contact with the conveyed object to impart a conveying force to the conveyed object,
• the plurality of conveying bodies being disposed within a predetermined space;
• a plurality of discharge members comprising a first group of discharge members disposed in one region and a second group of discharging members disposed in another region,
• the plurality of discharge members extending and retracting between the plurality of conveying bodies,
• the plurality of discharge members coming into contact with the conveyed object when the plurality of discharge members extend between the conveying bodies,
• the plurality of discharge members actively driven by a driving source and thereby imparting a conveying force to the conveyed object, the conveying force being in a direction different from that of the conveying force imparted by the conveying bodies;
• a base member supporting the plurality of discharge members;
• and
• a posture changing unit changing a posture of the base member,
• wherein the conveying bodies are rollers, and
• wherein at least one of the discharge members includes a support member having two rollers, the two support member rollers having one of the conveying bodies therebetween.