Automatic cut-sheet feeder
US6056286A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 2, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2511/20
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic cut-sheet feeder is provided having an extendible guide for preventing the upper section of a sheet from hanging down, even if the extendible guide does not reach the upper edge of the sheet because of downsizing this feeder. The automatic cut-sheet feeder for a printer includes a sheet stacking section for stacking at least one printing sheet and an extendible guide for supporting a sheet from its back surface, which is disposed at the upstream side, in the sheet feeding direction of the section. The extendible guide has a low section located centrally in the sheet width direction. The low section is lower than both side sections, which are outwardly protruding and supports the sheet such the sheet is curved in the width direction of the sheet.
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