Patent · US Expired

Sheet feeding device

US5240242A · kind A · utility

20Cited by
5References
27Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJul 3, 1991
Grant dateAug 31, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 3, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H3/0669
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sheet feeding device includes a sheet accommodation unit for supporting a plurality of sheets, the sheet accommodation unit being movable between waiting and sheet feed positions, an urging device for urging the sheet accommodation unit toward the sheet feed position, a sheet feed device for sending out the sheets supported by the sheet accommodation unit at the sheet feed position, a moving device for moving the sheet accommodation unit between the waiting and sheet feed positions, a driving force transmitting device for transmitting a driving force of moving the sheet accommodation unit to the moving device when engaged with the displacing device, a release device for releasing the engagement of the displacing device with the driving force transmitting device, and a locking device for cancellably restricting the moving device when the engagement of the moving device with the driving force transmitting device is released by the release device.

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