Patent ID: 7210681
Filing Date: 2007-05-01
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A paper discharge unit comprising: a chute box having a plurality of slots for inserting papers of different sizes thereinto, provided at different heights in a first surface thereof; a plurality of guide members, inclined downwardly from the plurality of slots, provided to form a gap through which the papers fall toward a second surface of the chute box facing the first surface in which the plurality of slots are formed; and a plurality of guide ribs, wherein the chute box is provided with side walls for regulating widthwise movement on the guide member of a first paper, having the largest width among the papers; and each of the guide members is provided with one of said guide ribs for regulating widthwise movement of a second paper, which is smaller than the first paper, in cooperation with one of the side walls, the guide ribs extending from the slots to the second surface of the chute box, wherein: the guide ribs are provided so that the width between each of them and the one of the side walls becomes narrower toward the second surface of the chute box.