Sheet feeding device with two or more stackers for image processing device
US5624108A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/004
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet feeding device is provided with abreast sheet, stackers each having an elevating tray for stacking sheets, which can be held at an upper sheet send-out position when no sheet is stacked. The elevating tray which remains stationary at the send-out position when the stacker becomes empty of sheet serves as a sheet guide member for delivering the sheet discharged from the adjoining sheet stacker to an image processing device such as a copying machine through a sheet transfer path. Since the stackers other than the first stacker do not necessitate a sheet separator nor sheet transfer path, the device can be simplified without deteriorating the sheet feeding performance and manufactured at a low cost.
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