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US 9,751,705 B2Granted
Sheet transport device, image reading device, and image forming apparatus
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsKazuyuki Koda, Takakiyo Toba, Masato Serikawa, Takato Kato
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Abstract
A sheet transport device includes a feeding unit that feeds out a sheet from a sheet stack unit, a driving shaft that rotates the feeding unit, plural bearing members that support the driving shaft rotatably at plural positions in an axial direction and restrict movement of the driving shaft in the axial direction, and a fixing member provided integrally with each of the bearing members to removably fix each of the bearing members to an opening and closing member that is opened and closed relative to the sheet stack unit.
Claims6
A sheet transport device comprising:
- a feeding unit configured to feed out a sheet from a sheet stack unit;
- a driving shaft configured to rotate the feeding unit;
- a plurality of bearing members configured to support the driving shaft rotatably at a plurality of positions in an axial direction and restrict movement of the driving shaft in the axial direction;
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- a fixing member provided integrally with each of the bearing members to removably fix each of the bearing members to an opening and closing member configured to be opened and closed relative to the sheet stack unit,
- wherein the fixing member is provided in a direction intersecting the driving shaft, and a distal end portion of the fixing member has a fixing portion to be snap-connected to the opening and closing member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.