Sheet-supplying device
US7841591B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H3/48
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet-supplying device has a sheet-accommodating tray, a raising/lowering unit, a first position sensor, a second position sensor, a controlling unit. The raising/lowering unit raises and lowers the sheet-accommodating tray substantially. The first position sensor detects a first position indicating a position in the stacked direction of one end portion of a topmost sheet stacked in the sheet-accommodating tray. The second position sensor detects a second position indicating a position in the stacked direction of another end portion of the topmost sheet. The controlling unit controls the raising/lowering unit to raise or lower the sheet-accommodating tray based on both the first position detected by the first position sensor and the second position detected by the second position sensor so that one end of the topmost sheet in the stacked status is positioned at a prescribed position in the stacked direction.
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