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US 8,282,205 B2Granted
Kicking unit and image forming apparatus including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJae-hoon Choi, Yong-sok Yang
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit to move in a crossing direction to cross a printing medium feeding direction and to form an image on the printing medium, and a kicker to move together with a movement of the image forming unit and to feed the printing medium.
Claims19
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming unit to move between a printing section for forming an image on a printing medium and a kicker driving section outside the printing section;
- and
- a kicker to move the printing medium, the kicker comprising:
- a kicker driver to convert the movement of the image forming unit in the kicker driving section into a rotation of the kicker on a kicker axis, the kicker driver comprising:
- a cam spirally formed on a circumference of a main body of the kicker in the direction of the kicker axis, and
- a kicker driving member engaged with the cam to move with the image forming unit in the kicker driving section, and to rotate the kicker main body clockwise and counterclockwise,
- wherein the movement of the image forming unit in the kicker driving section applies a driving force to the kicker.
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A kicking unit usable with an image forming apparatus, the kicking unit comprising:
- a kicker to move a printing medium the kicker comprising:
- a kicker driver to convert a movement of an image forming unit of the image forming apparatus into a rotation of the kicker on a kicker axis, the kicker driver comprising:
- a cam spirally formed on a circumference of a main body of the kicker in the direction of the kicker axis, and
- a kicker driving member engaged with the cam to move with the image forming unit in the kicker driving section, and to rotate the kicker main body clockwise and counterclockwise,
- wherein the movement of the image forming unit is between a printing section for forming an image on the printing medium and a kicker driving section outside the printing section,
- wherein the movement of the image forming unit in the kicker driving section applies a driving force to the kicker.
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An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a kicker to kick a printing medium;
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- an image forming unit to form an image on the printing medium in a printing section and to apply a driving force to the kicker to move the kicker in a kicker driver section, wherein the kicker contacts the image forming unit such that the kicker moves together with the image forming unit in the kicker driving section, and the kicker comprises:
- a kicker driver to convert the driving force of the image forming unit into a rotation of the kicker on a kicker axis, the kicker driver comprising:
- a cam spirally formed on a circumference of a main body of the kicker in the direction of the kicker axis, and
- a kicker driving member engaged with the cam to move with the image forming unit in the kicker driving section, and to rotate the kicker main body clockwise and counterclockwise.
3 more elements
A method of moving a printing medium through an image forming apparatus having a kicking arm, the method comprising:
- providing a kicker to kick a printing medium following printing;
- and
- controlling an image forming unit to form an image on the printing medium in a printing section and to apply a driving force to the kicker to move the kicker in a kicker driver section, wherein the kicker contacts the image forming unit such that the kicker moves together with the image forming unit in the kicker driving section, and the kicker comprises:
- a kicker driver to convert the driving force of the image forming unit into a rotation of the kicker on a kicker axis, the kicker driver comprising:
- a cam spirally formed on a circumference of a main body of the kicker in the direction of the kicker axis, and
- a kicker driving member engaged with the cam to move with the image forming unit in the kicker driving section, and to rotate the kicker main body clockwise and counterclockwise.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.