公开(公告)号：US11873184B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17749579

申请日：2022-05-20

Applicant: HYOSUNG TNS INC.

Inventor： Hyun Soo Jang ,  Hyebin Oh

IPC: B65H5/36 ,  B65H29/58

CPC classification number: B65H5/36 ,  B65H29/58 ,  B65H2301/3125 ,  B65H2301/44822 ,  B65H2404/632 ,  B65H2405/35

Abstract: A medium conveyance path switching device include: a support unit located at a branch point of a conveyance path at which a conveying direction for a medium converges from three directions; a gate assembly including gates to guide the medium to different conveyance paths at the branch point; and a rotation mechanism configured to selectively rotate the gates. The support unit includes: a first support piece having a first through-hole portion; a second support piece having a second through-hole portion and disposed on one side of the first support piece; a third support piece having a third through-hole portion and disposed on the other side of the first support piece; a first bending connection part pivotably connecting one end of the first support piece and the second support piece; and a second bending connection part pivotably connecting the other end of the first support piece and the third support piece.