OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000776

Document transport device including stopper for prevention of falling of document and image forming apparatus

Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:22.809549Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000776
Categories: Material Handling > Package Handling

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ABSTRACT

A document transport device includes an ejection tray on which documents
ejected in a predetermined ejection direction are loaded and a stopper that
prevents documents from falling from the ejection tray in the ejection
direction. The stopper has a rotating shaft rotatably supported at the
ejection tray in a direction intersecting the ejection direction, a contact
piece provided at the rotating shaft to be hit by a tip of a document in the
ejection direction, and a weight piece provided at the rotating shaft. The
stopper is able to pivot to be in a standing posture in which the contact
piece stands due to the weight of the weight piece and pivot to be in a
tilting posture in which the stopper tilts in the ejection direction from the
standing posture when a predetermined force is applied to the contact piece.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000776
Published 2026-09-15T19:03:22.809549Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000776