Patent ID: 8308157
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A conveying device turnable on a vertical axis at the rear of an apparatus including a paper guide for holding on a conveying path in the apparatus a sheet of paper being conveyed along the path, the guide having a plurality of recesses spaced perpendicularly to the conveying direction in which the sheet is conveyed along the path, the device comprising: a switching gate for switching the conveying direction, the gate including a front end portion normally kept engaging with the recess in the paper guide by the weight of the gate; a handle for being gripped by a user when the user opens the conveying device from the apparatus; and a link mechanism for disengaging the front end portion of the switching gate from the recess in the paper guide in conjunction with the user gripping the handle, wherein the link mechanism includes a first protrusion protruding toward the apparatus while tapering off to its tip so that the first protrusion has a slope extending from the tip, disengages the front end portion of the switching gate from the recess in the paper guide, and the slope being in contact with a wall of the apparatus when the conveying device closes into the apparatus.