Cut sheet holding and feeding apparatus
US5096182A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 6, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2601/2531
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cut sheet loading device in a cut sheet holding and containing device used in a recording apparatus such as a printer or a copying apparatus. The cut sheet holding and containing device has an intermediate plate supported for vertical movement for loading and holding cut sheets thereon, a separating pawl provided so as to bear against the leading end of the cut sheets loaded on the intermediate plate for separating the cut sheets one by one, and an openable-closable cover covering the cut sheets loaded on the intermediate plate. The cut sheets are loaded onto the intermediate plate with the rear side of the openable-closable cover being opened. The cut sheet holding and containing device features a guide member for guiding the leading end portion of the cut sheets to the inside of the separating pawl when the cut sheets are loaded which is projected when the openable-closable cover is opened, or during the opening of the openable-closable cover, the intermediate plate and side guide are retracted to their positions in which they do not hamper the loading of the cut sheets.
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