Patent ID: 6237911
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A sheet guide having a sheet conveying path (12), upper and lower surfaces thereof being formed by a lower chute (2) and an upper chute (8); a sheet insertion opening (13) which communicates with the sheet conveying path (12); and a sheet conveying path width varying means (21) disposed on a side of at least one of the upper and lower chutes (8 or 2), for changing a width of the sheet conveying path (12) in a plurality of stages, characterized in that the sheet conveying path width varying means comprises:an arm (22) disposed parallel to a direction of travel of a sheet, both ends thereof (22a, 22b) being supported in a freely rotatable manner at a side portion of one of the chutes (8 or 2); anda guide rotor (27) supported in a freely rotatable manner by an intermediate portion (22c) of the arm (22), the intermediate portion (22c) paralleling the direction of travel of the sheet, and formed with a plurality of sheet plates (23) radially disposed with differing widths that parallel the direction of travel of the sheet, wherein when one of the plurality of sheet plates (23) of the guide rotor (27) is disposed between the upper and lower chutes (8, 2), a side edge (23b) of the sheet plate (23) forms a side of the sheet conveying path (12).