| US 7,493,076 B2 | ||
| Paper discharge guide unit and wet image forming apparatus having the same | ||
| Woong-Jae Chang, Seongnam-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 11, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/246,153. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2004-0082996 (KR), filed on Oct. 18, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0083569 A1, Apr. 20, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G03G 15/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 399—405 [399/361] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A paper-discharging guide unit, comprising:
a guide frame forming a discharge passage for a printing paper;
a plurality of guide ribs formed in pairs of slanted lines symmetrical with respect to a centerline of the discharge direction
of the printing paper inside the guide frame, the plurality of guide ribs guiding the printing paper;
a plurality of branch ribs disposed downstream of the plurality of guide ribs, the plurality of branch ribs formed to be slanted
steeper with respect to the centerline of the guide frame than the plurality of guide ribs; and
an air-absorbing portion disposed below the guide frame, the air-absorbing portion absorbing air from a plurality of spaces
between the guide frame and the plurality of guide ribs.
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