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US 8,523,178 B2Granted
Discharge mechanism and image forming device
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorYasuki Tanaka
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Abstract
A discharge mechanism includes a rotating shaft that is rotatable, a plurality of roll portions provided around the rotating shaft, an opposing member provided above the roll portions so as to oppose the roll portions, the opposing member holding and conveying a material to be conveyed, in cooperation with the roll portions so that the material to be conveyed is discharged onto a discharge section, and a protrusion formed on an outer periphery of the rotating shaft, the protrusion not protruding beyond the outer diameter of the roll portions.
Claims9
A discharge mechanism comprising:
- a rotating shaft that is rotatable;
- a plurality of roll portions provided around the rotating shaft;
- an opposing member provided above the roll portions so as to oppose the roll portions, the opposing member holding and conveying a material to be conveyed, in cooperation with the roll portions so that the material to be conveyed is discharged onto a discharge section;
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- a protrusion formed on an outer periphery of the rotating shaft, the entire body of the protrusion not protruding beyond the outer diameter of the roll portions,
- wherein the protrusion includes at least one curved surface that extends from and is directly connected to the outer periphery of the rotating shaft to meet a corner portion of the protrusion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.