IP Library Granted Patent US 11,414,284
Granted Patent B2
US 11,414,284 · App. 17/155,407 · Granted Aug 16, 2022

Accommodating device and image forming apparatus

Inventors: Shoichi Maeda (Kanagawa, JP); Teruki Naganuma (Kanagawa, JP); Yohei Onoue (Kanagawa, JP); Yoshiki Kimura (Kanagawa, JP)
Assignee: FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
B65H1/04B65H2402/443B65H2405/11161B65H2405/121B65H2511/11B65H2701/11312B65H2801/06
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Patent No.
US 11,414,284
App. No.
17/155,407
Granted
Aug 16, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An accommodating device includes: a main body portion; a pulling-out portion on which recording media are loaded, the pulling-out portion being capable of being pulled out from the main body portion; a prevention portion configured to prevent the pulling-out portion from being pulled out by being locked to the main body portion in a state where the pulling-out portion is housed in the main body portion; and a fixing portion configured to fix the pulling-out portion to the main body portion in the state where the pulling-out portion is housed in the main body portion.

Claims (40)

1. An accommodating device comprising:

a main body portion;

a pulling-out portion on which recording media are loaded, the pulling-out portion being capable of being pulled out from the main body portion;

a prevention portion configured to prevent the pulling-out portion from being pulled out by being locked to the main body portion in a state where the pulling-out portion is housed in the main body portion; and

a fixing portion configured to fix the pulling-out portion to the main body portion in the state where the pulling-out portion is housed in the main body portion.

2. The accommodating device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing portion detachably fastens and fixes the pulling-out portion to the main body portion.

3. The accommodating device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a mounting member that is detachably provided on an upper side of the pulling-out portion in the state where the pulling-out portion is housed in the main body portion, wherein recording media longer than the recording media loaded on the pulling-out portion are loaded across the mounting member and the pulling-out portion.

4. The accommodating device according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a transport unit configured to transport the recording media loaded on the mounting member, wherein

the mounting member is configured to be mounted on the main body portion so as to be located upstream of the pulling-out portion in a transport direction of the recording media.

5. The accommodating device according to claim 4 , wherein the fixing portion fixes an upstream portion of the pulling-out portion in the transport direction of the recording media to the main body portion.

6. The accommodating device according to claim 5 , wherein the prevention portion is locked to the main body portion on a downstream side of the pulling-out portion in the transport direction of the recording media.

7. The accommodating device according to claim 2 , wherein

the prevention portion is provided on a pulling out side of the pulling-out portion, and

the fixing portion is provided (i) on a side opposite to the pulling out side of the pulling-out portion or (ii) on an intermediate portion of the pulling-out portion in a pulling out direction.

8. The accommodating device according to claim 3 , wherein

the prevention portion is provided on a pulling out side of the pulling-out portion, and

the fixing portion is provided (i) on a side opposite to the pulling out side of the pulling-out portion or (ii) on an intermediate portion of the pulling-out portion in a pulling out direction.

9. The accommodating device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a mounting member that is detachably provided on an upper side of the pulling-out portion in the state where the pulling-out portion is housed in the main body portion, wherein recording media longer than the recording media loaded on the pulling-out portion are loaded across the mounting member and the pulling-out portion.

10. The accommodating device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a transport unit configured to transport the recording media loaded on the mounting member, wherein

the mounting member is configured to be mounted on the main body portion so as to be located upstream of the pulling-out portion in a transport direction of the recording media.

11. The accommodating device according to claim 10 , wherein the fixing portion fixes an upstream portion of the pulling-out portion in the transport direction of the recording media to the main body portion.

12. The accommodating device according to claim 11 , wherein the prevention portion is locked to the main body portion on a downstream side of the pulling-out portion in the transport direction of the recording media.

13. The accommodating device according to claim 9 , wherein

the prevention portion is provided on a pulling out side of the pulling-out portion, and

the fixing portion is provided (i) on a side opposite to the pulling out side of the pulling-out portion or (ii) on an intermediate portion of the pulling-out portion in a pulling out direction.

14. The accommodating device according to claim 9 , wherein the recording media loaded on the mounting member are longer than a recording medium having an A3 size in a longitudinal direction.

15. The accommodating device according to claim 1 , wherein

the prevention portion is provided on a pulling out side of the pulling-out portion, and

the fixing portion is provided (i) on a side opposite to the pulling out side of the pulling-out portion or (ii) on an intermediate portion of the pulling-out portion in a pulling out direction.

16. The accommodating device according to claim 15 , wherein the fixing portion is provided at one position.

17. The accommodating device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing portion fixes a lower portion of the pulling-out portion in an upper and lower direction to the main body portion.

18. The accommodating device according to claim 17 , wherein the prevention portion locks an upper portion of the pulling-out portion in the upper and lower direction to the main body portion.

19. The accommodating device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixing portion fixes the pulling-out portion to a frame provided on the main body portion.

20. An image forming apparatus comprising:

the accommodating device according to claim 1 , wherein

the recording media are transported from the accommodating device to an image forming unit.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 28, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056078/0098 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: MAEDA, SHOICHI; NAGANUMA, TERUKI; ONOUE, YOHEI; KIMURA, YOSHIKI
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054996/0599 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2020-153094 · Sep 11, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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