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US 8,657,284 B2Granted
Sheet conveyer
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasatsugu Mizuno
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Abstract
A sheet conveyer, including a body, a processing unit, a conveyer roller, a control board, and a board cover, is provided. The body includes a conveyer path and a lower chute with an opening. The conveyer path and a lower area lower than the lower chute are connected with each other through the opening. The processing unit executes a process with the sheet being conveyed. The conveyer roller is partially exposed from the conveyer plane to the conveyer path through the opening. The control board is arranged in the lower area and controls the processing unit to execute the process. The board cover is arranged in a position between the conveyer plane and the control board and covers at least an upper part of the control board.
Claims16
A sheet conveyer, comprising:
- a body, in which a conveyer path is formed, wherein the sheet conveyer is configured to convey a sheet along the conveyer path, and a lower chute comprising a conveyer plane configured to support a lower side of the sheet being conveyed from below, wherein an opening is formed in the conveyer plane, wherein the conveyer path and a lower area with respect to the lower chute are connected with each other through the opening;
- a processing unit arranged in the body and configured to execute a process with the sheet being conveyed in the conveyer path;
- a conveyer roller partially exposed from the conveyer plane to the conveyer path through the opening and configured to convey the sheet in a conveying direction;
- a control board arranged inside the body in the lower area with respect to the conveyer plane and configured to control the processing unit to execute the process;
- a board cover arranged inside the body in a position between the conveyer plane and the control board and configured to cover at least an upper part of the control board;
- a power unit arranged inside the body in a lower position with respect to the conveyer plane and configured to supply electricity to the processing unit;
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- a power unit cover arranged inside the body in a position between the conveyer plane and the power unit, formed integrally with the board cover, and configured to cover at least an upper part of the power unit.
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A sheet conveyer, comprising:
- a body, in which a conveyer path is formed, wherein the sheet conveyer is configured to convey a sheet along the conveyer path, and a lower chute comprising a conveyer plane configured to support a lower side of the sheet being conveyed from below, wherein an opening is formed in the conveyer plane, wherein the conveyer path and a lower area with respect to the lower chute are connected with each other through the opening;
- a processing unit arranged in the body and configured to execute a process with the sheet being conveyed in the conveyer path;
- a conveyer roller partially exposed from the conveyer plane to the conveyer path through the opening and configured to convey the sheet in a conveying direction;
- a control board arranged inside the body in the lower area with respect to the conveyer plane and configured to control the processing unit to execute the process;
- a board cover arranged inside the body in a position between the conveyer plane and the control board and configured to cover at least an upper part of the control board;
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- a first screw configured to be screwed from below in a tapped blind hole formed to open downwardly in the lower chute through the board cover and configured to couple the lower chute and the control board to each other.
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A sheet conveyer, comprising:
- a body, in which a conveyer path is formed, wherein the sheet conveyer is configured to convey a sheet along the conveyer path, and a lower chute comprising a conveyer plane configured to support a lower side of the sheet being conveyed from below, wherein an opening is formed in the conveyer plane, wherein the conveyer path and a lower area with respect to the lower chute are connected with each other through the opening;
- a processing unit arranged in the body and configured to execute a process with the sheet being conveyed in the conveyer path;
- a conveyer roller partially exposed from the conveyer plane to the conveyer path through the opening and configured to convey the sheet in a conveying direction;
- a control board arranged inside the body in the lower area with respect to the conveyer plane and configured to control the processing unit to execute the process;
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- a board cover arranged inside the body in a position between the conveyer plane and the control board and configured to cover at least an upper part of the control board,
- wherein the board cover comprises a through-hole in a position vertically displaced from the control board.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.