Intermediate paper feeding device for a copier operable in a two-side copy mode
US5165677A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/234
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An intermediate paper feeding device for a copier operable in a two-side copy mode. A stop for positioning paper sheets stacked on an intermediate tray guides, in the event of refeed, a paper sheet toward the contacting portion of a separating member pair. A presser member for pressing the top of a paper stack loaded on the intermediate tray is operated in interlocked relation to the stop. The stop and presser member, therefore, share a single drive mechanism. The presser member has a pressing surface which remains in surface-to-surface contact with the top of the paper stack on the tray over substantially the entire area thereof with no regard to the thickness of the paper stack.
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