Patent ID: 9442448
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: B41J,B65H,G03G,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A medium transport unit comprising: an upstream route in which a medium is transported; a first switchback route arranged on a downstream side of the upstream route; a second switchback route arranged on the downstream side of the upstream route; a first guide route configured to introduce the medium in the upstream route to the first switchback route; a second guide route configured to introduce the medium in the upstream route to the second switchback route; a guide switch unit configured to selectively switch the route so that the medium transported through the upstream route is transported to one of the first guide route and the second guide route; a first discharge route configured to discharge the medium from the first switchback route; a second discharge route configured to discharge the medium from the second switchback route; and a downstream route passing between the first switchback route and the second switchback route and having an upstream end connected to a junction of downstream ends of the first discharge route and the second discharge route, wherein the first discharge route includes a first curved portion, the downstream route extending downward in a direction opposite to the first curved portion from one end of the first discharge route, and the first switchback route extending downward in a direction opposite to the first curved portion from the other end of the first discharge route, wherein the second discharge route includes a second curved portion, the downstream route extending downward in a direction opposite to the second curved portion from one end of the second discharge route, and the second switchback route extending downward a direction opposite to the second curved portion from the other end of the second discharge route.