Patent ID: 8011657
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: G03G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A sheet transport device comprising: a sheet feeding path through which a sheet is transported; first and second elements which are located face to face with a particular point in said sheet feeding path and have first and second surfaces, respectively, constituting part of said sheet feeding path and arranged therealong; an interposed element disposed insertably into and withdrawably from a space formed between said first and second elements; and a discharge arrester disposed at least on the first and second surfaces for providing protection against a discharge of static electricity from the sheet, wherein said discharge arrester has a projecting part extending in a direction intersecting said sheet feeding path, and said projecting part is formed by bending an end of said discharge arrester toward said sheet feeding path and in a direction intersecting a sheet feeding direction along said sheet feeding path.