Sheet stack holding apparatus for a printer or copier
US6644502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2405/31
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Certain designs of paper feeding devices used in copiers and printers require that an edge of a stack of sheets be in close contact with a slanted surface. An apparatus engages an opposite edge of the stack to urge the stack against the slanted surface, so that the stack assumes a parallelogram shape. The apparatus includes a plate which is movable from a vertical, upright position to a slanted position. Means are provided to cause the plate to move to the slanted position in response to the closing of a paper tray of a printer or copier.
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