Patent ID: 11964838
Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A printing apparatus comprising:
a printing unit configured to print an image on a print medium;
a first exit path from which the print medium with the image printed thereon by the printing unit is discharged after being reversed;
a second exit path from which the print medium with the image printed thereon by the printing unit is discharged without being reversed;
a switch member configured to be pivotable about a shaft so as to switch between the first exit path and the second exit path, and including a first surface preventing the print medium from entering the second exit path when the first exit path is selected, and a second surface preventing the print medium from entering the first exit path when the second exit path is selected; and
a guide member including a third surface configured to form the first exit path;
wherein the first exit path passes above the shaft, and the second exit path passes below the shaft, and
wherein the guide member is configured to be pivotable about the shaft so as to open and close the first exit path.