Patent ID: 7762546
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet conveying device comprising: (a) a sheet discharger configured to discharge a sheet in a discharging direction; (b) a tray configured to receive the sheet discharged by said sheet discharger; (c) a stopper protruding upwardly from said tray; and (d) a guide provided by an upper surface of said tray and located on an upstream side of said stopper in the discharging direction, and configured to warp the discharged sheet such that the warped sheet has a downwardly convex shape in a cross section thereof that is perpendicular to the discharging direction, for thereby allowing a leading end of the warped sheet to pass over said stopper and to be positioned on a downstream side of said stopper in the discharging direction.