Sheet feeding apparatus
US5203552A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1990 |
| Grant date | Apr 20, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0054
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a sheet to a sheet receiving device includes a first unit having at least one stacking tray for stacking sheets; a first feeder for feeding the sheet from the stacking tray of the first unit; a first guiding member for guiding the sheet from the first feeder to the receiving device; a second guiding member for guiding a side of the sheet opposite from a side guided by the first guiding member to constitute together with the first guiding member a sheet passage; a second unit having at least one stacking tray for stacking sheets; second feeder for feeding the sheet from the stacking tray of the second unit; a third guiding member for guiding the sheet from the second feeder to the receiving device; and a supporting device for supporting the first unit to the second unit for movement between a first position wherein the first guiding member guides the sheet from the first feeder and a second position wherein at least one of the first guiding member and the second guiding member are exposed.
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