18895030. SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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TOSHIFUMI Itabashi of Ibaraki JP
SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18895030 titled 'SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
Provided is a sheet conveyance apparatus that includes a housing in which a sheet conveyance unit configured to convey a sheet is stored, an opening and closing unit configured to open and close by rotating with respect to the housing, a feeding unit configured to feed a sheet, a rotation unit configured to support the opening and closing unit to rotate with respect to the housing, and a regulating unit configured to regulate the opening and closing unit. The rotation unit includes a rotating shaft that is attached to one of the opening and closing unit and the housing, and serves as a rotation center of the opening and closing unit in rotating, a first groove portion that is formed in the other of the opening and closing unit and the housing, and a lock unit configured to switch between locked and released states.
