| US 7,547,015 B2 | ||
| Image forming apparatus having stopper | ||
| Bong-hee Lee, Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of); and Ho-min Lim, Seoul (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (Korea, Republic of) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 08, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/296,394. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-2005-0026859 (KR), filed on Mar. 31, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0220303 A1, Oct. 05, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65H 31/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 271—213 [271/224; 271/207] | 10 Claims |
| 1. An image forming apparatus having an image forming part forming an image on paper, and a housing accommodating the image
forming part and having a paper stack part stacking paper discharged from the image forming part, the image forming apparatus
comprising:
an accommodating part formed in an edge of the paper stack part and extending in a paper discharge direction;
a base plate mounted in the accommodating part to be slidable in the paper discharge direction and a reverse direction opposite
to the paper discharge direction;
a stopper hinge-coupled to the base plate to be tiltable among a stand up position where the stopper blocks paper discharged
from the image forming part, a rear folding position where the stopper is folded onto the base plate and is at least partially
accommodated in the paper stack part, and a front folding position where the stopper is folded in the paper discharge direction;
and
a tilt preventing unit to prevent tilting of the stopper while the stopper is located at the stand up position.
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