Patent ID: 6264191
Filing Date: 2001-07-24
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
A sheet discharging apparatus, comprising:a sheet discharging device which discharges a sheet on a sheet discharging tray; anda sheet tip portion guide device which holds thereupon a tip portion of the sheet discharged from the sheet discharging device, guides the sheet in a sheet discharging direction while holding the tip portion of the sheet thereupon, and releases the sheet by releasing the tip portion of the sheet held thereupon,wherein the sheet tip portion guide device includes a holding member which holds the tip portion of the sheet thereupon and which moves in the sheet discharging direction with the tip portion of the sheet held thereupon by a pushing force of the sheet discharged from the sheet discharging device to guide the sheet in the sheet discharging direction, andwherein the holding member is configured to swing so as to release the tip portion of the sheet by the pushing force of the sheet discharged from the sheet discharging device, and the sheet discharging apparatus further comprises a swing regulation member so as to regulate rotations of the holding member for a predetermined distance after the holding member starts to move by the pushing force of the sheet discharged from the sheet discharging device.