Sheet conveying apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHIDEKI HAYASHI, JIANXUN XIE
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Abstract
Disclosed is a sheet conveying apparatus to which a sheet conveying module is separably connected. The sheet conveying module is provided with a conveying unit including a conveying guide. The conveying unit can be pulled out in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction. The sheet conveying apparatus has a passing-over unit for passing the sheet over between the sheet conveying module and the sheet conveying apparatus. The passing-over unit includes a stopper member. The stopper member restricts a movement of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction when the passing-over unit is in a first position. The restriction of the stopper member is released when the passing-over unit is in the second position.
Claims10
A sheet conveying apparatus to which a sheet conveying module is separably connected, the sheet conveying module being provided with a conveying unit including a conveying guide configured to guide a sheet, the conveying unit being able to be pulled out in a pulling-out direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction, the sheet conveying apparatus comprising:
- a passing-over unit configured to pass the sheet over between the sheet conveying module and the sheet conveying apparatus, the passing-over unit including a rotation central shaft and a conveying guide configured to guide the sheet and to be rotatable around the rotation central shaft, the passing-over unit being arranged on an upstream side or a downstream side of the conveying unit in the sheet conveying direction,
- wherein the passing-over unit is configured to be switched by rotation between a first position and a second position, the sheet is passed over in the first position of the passing-over unit, the conveying guide of the passing-over unit overlaps with the conveying guide of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction when the passing-over unit is in the first position, and the conveying guide of the passing-over unit does not overlap with the conveying guide of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction when the passing-over unit is in the second position, and
- wherein a stopper member is provided, which is configured to restrict a movement of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction when the passing-over unit is in the first position, and the restriction of the stopper member to restrict the movement of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction is released when the passing-over unit is in the second position.
A sheet conveying apparatus comprising:
- a conveying unit that includes a conveying guide configured to guide a sheet, the conveying unit being able to be pulled out in a pulling-out direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction;
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- a passing-over unit configured to pass the sheet over to and from the conveying guide of the conveying unit, the passing-over unit including a rotation central shaft and a conveying guide configured to guide the sheet and to be rotatable around the rotation central shaft, the passing-over unit being arranged on an upstream side or a downstream side of the conveying unit in the sheet conveying direction,
- wherein the passing-over unit is configured to be switched by rotation between a first position and a second position, the sheet is passed over in the first position of the passing-over unit, the conveying guide of the passing-over unit overlaps with the conveying guide of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction when the passing-over unit is in the first position, and the conveying guide of the passing-over unit does not overlap with the conveying guide of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction when the passing-over unit is in the second position, and
- wherein a stopper member is provided, which is configured to restrict a movement of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction when the passing-over unit is in the first position, and the restriction of the stopper member to restrict the movement of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction is released when the passing-over unit is in the second position.
An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet and has multiple modules connected together, the image forming apparatus comprising:
- a first module provided with a conveying unit including a conveying guide configured to guide the sheet, the conveying unit being able to be pulled out in a pulling-out direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction;
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- a second module to which the first module is separably connected, the second module including a passing-over unit configured to pass the sheet over between the first module and the second module, the passing-over unit including a rotation central shaft and a conveying guide configured to guide the sheet and to be rotatable around the rotation central shaft, the passing-over unit being arranged on an upstream side or a downstream side of the conveying unit in the sheet conveying direction,
- wherein the passing-over unit is configured to be switched by rotation between a first position and a second position, the sheet is passed over in the first position of the passing-over unit, the conveying guide of the passing-over unit overlaps with the conveying guide of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction when the passing-over unit is in the first position, and the conveying guide of the passing-over unit does not overlap with the conveying guide of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction when the passing-over unit is in the second position, and
- wherein a stopper member is provided, which is configured to restrict a movement of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction when the passing-over unit is in the first position, and the restriction of the stopper member to restrict the movement of the conveying unit in the pulling-out direction is released when the passing-over unit is in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.