Cut sheet packaging member and image forming apparatus
US6546210B1 · kind B1 · utility
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24Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2701/12422
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
On a cut sheet packaging member 50, a separation line 53 for dividing the cut sheet packaging member into a lid part 51 and a body part 52 is formed. Cut sheet information 57 expressed by a bar code is affixed to the body part 52 at a position close to the separation line 53. In the inside of a sheet feed opening 42 of a printer 30, a bar code reader 46 is disposed. By inserting the body part 52 together with the cut sheets into the sheet feed opening 42, the cut sheet information 57 affixed to the body part 52 is read by the bar code reader 46.
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