Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
US6883799B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 26, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2511/10
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet storage portion that can store sheets with various sizes and accurately detect a size of the sheets. The sheet feeding apparatus has a sheet storage device, a supporting device for supporting the sheet storage device in a moving path between a sheet replenishing position and a sheet feeding position, a frame for fastening the supporting device, a sheet feeding device for separating the sheets into a single sheet and feeding the single sheet, and a sheet size detecting device established in the moving path for detecting the size of the sheets stored in the sheet storage device. The sheet size detecting device overlaps the sheet storage device in a sheet stacking direction when the sheet storage device is positioned at the sheet feeding position.
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