Paper feeding device
US4915370A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 1988 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/6502
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A paper feeding device includes a cassette-receiving section defined in a housing of an apparatus to which the paper feeding device is applied, and a cassette adapted to be detachably loaded into the cassette-receiving section. According to a first aspect, at least one of the cassette or the housing has an inclined portion for conducting the cassette to a cassette-loading opening along a table. According to a second aspect, the under surface of the cassette-receiving section is defined by a first guiding portion extending from the lower edge of the opening for loading, an inclined guiding portion extending in an upwardly inclined manner from the first guiding portion and a second guiding portion extending from the inclined guiding portion. According to a third aspect, the cassette-receiving section has provided therein a first guiding portion extending from the lower edge of the opening for loading, a second guiding portion disposed above the first guiding portion and an inclined guiding portion for conducting projecting guide portions provided on opposite side walls of the cassette to the second guiding portion.
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