Loading device for recording media, control method thereof, and recording medium
US8820734B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2553/81
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A loading device includes a disposing unit to dispose the recording media, and a detector to detect the disposed recording media. The disposing unit includes a loading member on which the recording media are loaded, a pair of guide members movable in width directions of the recording media that are mounted on the loading member, and a guide driver to move the guide members. The end detector detects positions at which the guide members are in contact with the recording media as the ends of the recording media. The guide driver further moves the guide members in the width direction to cause the recording media to form flexures, subsequently moves the guide members to separate from the recording media, and then moves the guide members to be in contact with the recording media again.
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