Patent ID: 9212017
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A medium discharge device comprising: a discharge tray having a placing surface on which a medium is to be placed; a first pair of discharge rollers configured to form a first nip between the first pair of discharge rollers, and rotate about respective axes parallel to each other to discharge the medium through the first nip in a discharging direction onto the discharge tray; a second pair of discharge rollers configured to form a second nip between the second pair of discharge rollers, and rotate about the respective axes to discharge the medium through the second nip in the discharging direction onto the discharge tray; and a discharge guide for guiding the medium discharged by the first pair of discharge rollers and the second pair of discharge rollers, the discharge guide including: wherein each of the first and second guide surfaces extends from an upstream side to a downstream side of the first and second nips in the discharging direction; and wherein on the downstream side of the first and second nips, the first guide surface has an area inclined to a discharge plane passing through the first and second nips and being perpendicular to a virtual line perpendicularly intersecting the axes so as to separate from the discharge plane downstream in the discharging direction; wherein on the downstream side of the first and second nips, the second guide surface is parallel to the discharge plane, or is inclined to the discharge plane so as to approach the discharge plane downstream in the discharging direction.