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US 11,691,842 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus
AssigneeToshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKenji Eoka, Akira Suzuki
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Abstract
In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet; a sheet discharge port through which the sheet is discharged; a sheet conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet to the sheet discharge port; a movable sheet guide, arranged in such a manner that an imaginary line connecting a portion contacting the sheet of the sheet conveyance roller with the sheet discharge port passes through a cross-sectional area, configured to be capable of moving in a direction away from a surface of the sheet; and a guide sensor configured to detect movement of the movable sheet guide.
Claims18
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet;
- a tapered discharge guide;
- a sheet discharge port through which the sheet is discharged from an opening of the tapered discharge guide;
- a sheet conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet to the sheet discharge port;
- a movable sheet guide, arranged in such a manner that a first imaginary line from a position where the sheet conveyance roller contacts the sheet to an upper edge of the sheet discharge port passes through a cross-sectional area of the movable sheet guide, arranged in such a manner that a second imaginary line from a position where the sheet conveyance roller contacts the sheet to a lower edge of the sheet discharge port passes through the cross-sectional area of the movable sheet guide, the movable sheet guide is configured to move in a direction towards and away from a surface of the sheet;
- a guide sensor configured to detect movement of the movable sheet guide;
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- a fixed sheet guide on a lower side relative to the movable sheet guide,
- wherein a sheet conveyance path from a portion of the sheet conveyance roller contacting the sheet to the sheet discharge port defined by the fixed sheet guide and the tapered discharge guide, and the sheet conveyance path includes a V-shape.
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An automated teller machine, comprising:
- monetary transaction components;
- and
- an image forming apparatus configured to provide a receipt of monetary transactions, comprising:
- an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet;
- a tapered discharge guide;
- a sheet discharge port through which the sheet is discharged from an opening of the tapered discharge guide;
- a sheet conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet to the sheet discharge port;
- a movable sheet guide, arranged in such a manner that a first imaginary line from a position where the sheet conveyance roller contacts the sheet to an upper edge of the sheet discharge port passes through a cross-sectional area of the movable sheet guide, arranged in such a manner that a second imaginary line from a position where the sheet conveyance roller contacts the sheet to a lower edge of the sheet discharge port passes through the cross-sectional area of the movable sheet guide, the movable sheet guide is configured to move in a direction towards and away from a surface of the sheet;
- a guide sensor configured to detect movement of the movable sheet guide;
- and
- a fixed sheet guide arranged on a lower side relative to the movable sheet guide,
- wherein a sheet conveyance path from a portion of the sheet conveyance roller contacting the sheet to the sheet discharge port defined by the fixed sheet guide and the tapered discharge guide, and the sheet conveyance path includes a V-shape.
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An image processing method, comprising:
- forming an image on a sheet;
- conveying the sheet to a sheet discharge port through which the sheet is discharged from an opening of a tapered discharge guide;
- moving a movable sheet guide in a direction at least one of towards and away from a surface of the sheet, wherein the movable sheet guide is arranged such that a first imaginary line from a position where a sheet conveyance roller contacts the sheet to an upper edge of the sheet discharge port passes through a cross-sectional area of the movable sheet guide, arranged such that a second imaginary line from a position where the sheet conveyance roller contacts the sheet to a lower edge of the sheet discharge port passes through the cross-sectional area of the movable sheet guide;
- and
- detecting movement of the movable sheet guide,
- wherein a sheet conveyance path from a portion of the sheet conveyance roller contacting the sheet to the sheet discharge port defined by a fixed sheet guide and the tapered discharge guide, and the sheet conveyance path includes a V-shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.