Mit geringerer Kraft betreibbare Papiereinzugseinheit und Bilderzeugungsvorrichtung

Übergabevorrichtung für Druckplattentabletts

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung und ein Verfahren zur Handhabung von Druckplatten (100, 200), welche in Form von Druckplattenstapel (10) auf wenigstens einer Vorratsebene (8) bereitgestellt werden. Werden besonders großformatige Druckplatten (200) benötigt um sie in einem Belichter zu bebildern, so ist eine Beladung von Kassetten für ein Magazin von Kassetten zumindest problematisch. Erfindungsgemäß wird daher ein Tablett (8) aus einer Lagereinrichtung (2) über eine angrenzende Hubeinrichtung (3) in den unteren Bereich der Lagereinrichtung (2) gebracht und dort einer aus der Lagereinrichtung (2) herausbewegbaren Schublade (6) zugeführt. Befindet sich das Tablett (8) auf der Schublade (6), so kann diese durch einen Bediener (101, 201) in einer zweiten horizontalen Richtung (15) aus der Handhabungsvorrichtung (1), insbesondere aus der Lagereinrichtung (2) heraus bewegt werden. In dieser Position kann dann das Tablett (8) ergonomisch günstig beladen werden.

ACCUMULATOR FOR MACHINE FOR SORTING OF MAIL AND SORTING MACHINE, EQUIPPED WITH SUCH ACCUMULATOR

Sheet feeding apparatus for image forming machine

method and apparatus for forming stacks of flat elements

Sheet feeder and sheet tray

A sheet feeder has a sheet tray 10 that rotates around a shaft 12 perpendicularly to a sheet mounting surface, and is accommodated in a sheet feeder body. The sheet feeder has a sheet tray 11 disposed to rotate around the shaft 12 and connected to the tray 10 so that the tray 11 partly overlaps with the tray 10, and is accommodated in the sheet feeder body, and an abutting rib 13 for forwardly pushing the tray 11 when the sheet trays 10 and 11 are connected together. A part of the sheet tray 10 overlapping with the sheet tray 11, has a thin portion 10a. A part of the tray 11, overlapping with the sheet tray 10, has a thin portion 11a. The thin portions 10a and 11a butt against each other in an overlapping portion where the sheet trays 10 and 11 overlap with each other.

Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

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.

Image forming apparatus having automatic paper feeding cassette installing device

An image forming apparatus including a main part having an inputting part, an image forming part to form an image on a printing paper, and a pickup roller to supply the printing paper to the image forming part, the image forming apparatus further including a paper feeding cassette to move inside and outside of the main body and to load the paper to the pickup roller, a paper feeding cassette installing unit to move the paper feeding cassette inside and outside the main body, and a controlling part to control the paper feeding cassette installing unit according to an electrical signal applied through the inputting part to load the paper to the pickup roller.

Paper feeder for an image forming apparatus

A paper feeder includes: a multiple number of paper feed cassettes arranged abreast at approximately the same level in the sheet feed direction. These paper feed cassettes are formed into a unibody structure so that they can be pulled out altogether. The more upstream a paper feed cassette is located with respect to the sheet feed direction, the higher the level of the upper surface of the paper feed cassette is arranged. This arrangement affords a space over the downstream paper feed cassette, in which a feed path for recording paper picked up from a paper feed cassette located on the upstream side can be arranged.

Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus

A sheet feeding device includes a sheet accommodating unit supported by an apparatus main body in an insertable and withdrawable manner in a direction orthogonal to a feeding direction of the sheets, a leading edge regulating unit provided fixedly to the sheet accommodating unit, a trailing edge regulating unit provided in the sheet accommodating unit, a side edge regulating unit provided in the sheet accommodating unit, and an insertion position limiting unit configured to contact a frame on a rear of the apparatus main body in an inserting direction of the sheet accommodating unit to limit an insertion position of the sheet accommodating unit, wherein the insertion position limiting unit is arranged on a rear of the sheet accommodating unit and on an upstream of a position of center of gravity of the sheet accommodating unit along a sheet feeding direction.

OUTPUT TRAY

PAPER FEEDER

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper feeder capable of stably supplying paper sheets. SOLUTION: The paper feeder 30 comprises a tray 5 for storing a bundle of tag paper sheets 4 composed of a plurality of tag paper sheets 4P with paste portions 4a stacked and placed thereon, a paste portion positioning part 32a for pressing the paste portions 4a of the bundle of tag paper sheets 4, and a takeout roller 35 arranged on the side of free ends of the tag paper sheets 4P for deflecting the tag paper sheets 4P fed toward the paste portion positioning part 32a and separating them from the bunch of tag paper sheets 4. A bottom plate 52 has a horizontal face 52a for supporting the tag paper sheets 4P at their paste portions 4a and an inclined face 52b for supporting them at their free ends which are different in vertical position. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT ...

給紙装置および画像形成システム

АППАРАТ СЧИТЫВАНИЯ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЯ

СПОСОБ И УСТРОЙСТВО УКЛАДЫВАНИЯ В СТОПЫ ПРОДУКЦИИ С ПЛОСКОЙ ПОВЕРХНОСТЬЮ

... 1. Способ укладывания в стопы продукции (10) с плоской поверхностью, в частности, листов, например, листов бумаги в месте (2) формирования стопы, по существу, при непрерывной подаче к месту (2) формирования стопы такой продукции (10) следующими этапами:a) плоскую продукцию (10) укладывают на главный стапельный стол (14),b) после того, как на главном стапельном столе (14) накопится больше заданного количества продукции (10) с плоской поверхностью, под уложенную с заданным количеством продукции (10) с плоской поверхностью готовую стопу (30) к месту (2) формирования стопы подводят вспомогательный стапельный стол (26),c) следующую партию продукции (10) с плоской поверхностью укладывают на вспомогательный стапельный стол (26),d) готовую стопу (30) снимают с главного стапельного стола (14),e) уже пустой главный стапельный стол (14) подводят под вспомогательный стапельный стол (26),f) вспомогательный стапельный стол (26) отводят для перегрузки сформированной на этот момент неполной стопы (30а) ...

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR THE FORMATION OF PILES OF FLAT PARTS

Method and device for forming stacks of flat elements

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR FORMING STACKS OF FLAT ELEMENTS

A method and a device for forming stacks of flat elements (10), in particular sheets such as for example sheets of paper, in a stacking region (2), the flat elements (10) being guided to the stacking region (2) substantially continuously, wherein flat elements (10) are stacked on a main stack carrier (14), an auxiliary stack carrier (26) is brought into the stacking region (2) after reaching a predeterminable number of flat elements stacked on the main stack carrier (14) above the stack then thereby finished, subsequent flat elements (10) are stacked on the auxiliary stack carrier (26), the finished stack is removed from the main stack carrier (14), the main stack carrier (14) which is then empty is brought below the auxiliary stack carrier (26) and the auxiliary stack carrier (26) is withdrawn from the stacking region (2) in order thus to transfer to the main stack carrier (14) the partial stack (30a) formed on the auxiliary stack carrier (26) up until this point in time. The special element ...

DEVICE FOR FORMING AND CONVEYING AWAY A SHEET STACK WITH THE AID OF A SEPARATING MECHANISM

A device for manipulating sheet stacks in a stack repository includes a sheet feeding device and a mechanism for separating adapted to be moved into the stack repository while a sheet stack is conveyed away from the stack repository. The separating mechanism includes a belt element.

APPARATUS FOR FORMING STACKS FROM FOLDED PRINTING PRODUCTS

The stack-forming device (10) has a stack compartment (20), which is closed at the bottom by slide plates (22) and to which printing products (16) are fed by the conveying device (14). Above the slide plates (22), intermediate-bottom elements (58) can be pushed into the stack compartment (20), on which elements the fed printing products (16) can be deposited one on top of the other at the beginning of a preliminary stack formation. As soon as a certain number of printing products have been stacked, the intermediate-bottom elements (58) are drawn out of the stack compartment (20), as a result of which the stacked printing products (16) fall onto the slide plates (22), and the preliminary stack is completed by feeding further printing products (16). The finished preliminary stack is then set down onto the depositing table (30) by moving the slide plates (22) apart. Said depositing table is lowered and, as soon as the preliminary stack has passed the intermediate-bottom elements (58), said ...

Adjustable paper cassette

An adjustable paper cassette is provided that may be expanded and contracted by sliding movable frames relative to a base frame and then coupling fixing protrusions to desired fixing holes. Therefore, paper sheets having various sizes may be loaded in the paper cassette, and the size of an image forming apparatus with the paper cassette and the packing size of the image forming apparatus may be reduced without limitation on the size of the paper cassette.

SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet supporting portion including a supporting surface, an abutment portion against which a leading edge of the sheet abuts, a feeding rotator configured to feed the sheet, a first friction member provided on the supporting surface so as to face the feeding rotator, the first friction member including a first friction surface having a static friction coefficient greater than that of the supporting surface, a trailing end supporting portion configured to support a trailing end portion of the sheet curved upward, and a second friction member disposed upstream of the first friction member in the sheet feeding direction on the supporting surface, the second friction member including a second friction surface which has a static friction coefficient greater than that of the supporting surface and is configured to be in contact with the sheet supported by the supporting surface.

RECORDING APPARATUS

A recording apparatus includes a recording section configured to perform recording onto a medium, a facing section facing a recording surface of a medium at a discharge position where the medium recorded by the recording section is discharged, and a light emitter configured to emit light toward the recording surface. The facing section includes an optical member disposed at a position where the light emitted by the light emitter enters, the optical member being configured to pass the incident light toward at least the recording surface. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:a recording section configured to perform recording onto a medium;a facing section facing a recording surface of a medium at a discharge areas where the medium recorded by the recording section is discharged; anda light emitter configured to emit light toward the recording surface, whereinthe facing section includes an optical member disposed at a position where the light emitted by the light emitter enters, the optical member being configured to pass the incident light toward at least the recording surface.2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an irradiation area on the recording surface irradiated by the optical member has a width that covers the entire recording surface of a first-size medium in a medium width direction that is a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the medium is transported.3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical member has an optically transparent ground-glass surface that is disposed to face the recording surface.4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the optical member contains a light-diffusing agent and has optical transparency.5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a space between the recording surface and the optical member in the direction orthogonal to the recording surface is 30 mm or less.6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:a pair of ...

MEDIA BIN SENSORS

A printing apparatus includes a media bin and a sensor, directed toward the media bin, having a first emitter and a receiver. The printing apparatus further includes a second emitter to emit photons toward the optical sensor, and a controller. The controller determines presence of a print media on the media bin based on a count of photons received from a source other than the first emitter, including the second emitter.

АППАРАТ СЧИТЫВАНИЯ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЯ

Аппарат считывания изображения содержит: поддерживающую документ часть, предназначенную для размещения документа в наклонном положении; ролик подачи, предназначенный для подачи документа под наклоном вниз; считывающую часть, предназначенную для считывания документа, подаваемого от ролика подачи; ролик выдачи, который осуществляет выдачу считанного документа; лоток для выдачи, на котором размещается документ, выданный от ролика выдачи; и направляющий элемент, имеющий передний конец на стороне ролика выдачи, в виде свободного конца, базовый конец, закрепленный на лотке для выдачи, а также наклонный участок, который наклонен от базового конца к переднему концу. Направляющий элемент выполнен с возможностью смещения в вертикальном направлении и направляет передний конец выдаваемого документа. 9 з.п. ф-лы, 17 ил.

УСТРОЙСТВО ОБРАБОТКИ НОСИТЕЛЕЙ

Настоящее изобретение обеспечивает устройство обработки носителей, имеющее улучшенную легкость использования. Автоматический кассовый аппарат имеет: корпус, имеющий предварительно определенное пространство в его внутренней области и в котором участок отверстия сформирован в, по меньшей мере, одной боковой поверхности; модульный корпус, который вмещает множество контейнеров хранения, хранящих банкноты, и который может быть размещен внутри корпуса, и который предусмотрен так, чтобы иметь возможность вытаскиваться вдоль направления вытаскивания во внешнюю область корпуса через участок отверстия; и кожух для размещения контейнера отбраковки, который сконструирован так, чтобы иметь возможность прикрепляться и изыматься из модульного корпуса на передней стороне пластины передней поверхности модульного корпуса, который находится на стороне дальнего конца в направлении вытаскивания модульного корпуса и который вмещает контейнер отбраковки, который хранит банкноты. 6 з.п. ф-лы, 22 ил.

VORRICHTUNG ZUM AUTOMATISCHEN STAPELN VON PLATTENARTIGEN FLACHEN ELEMENTEN.

DEVICE FOR FORMING PILES FROM FOLDED PRINTERING PRODUCTS

ARRANGEMENT FOR SEPARATING AND SORTING BANK NOTES

The invention relates to apparatus for separating and sorting of bank notes with a feeding shaft (I) and conveyor means for separated bank notes (2). Said conveyor means comprises continuous, parallel, circulating conveyor belts (4, 5). One of the two continuous conveyor belts (4,5) is returned by way of a diverting/ deflection roller (8). The continuing top continuous conveyor belt (4) is diverted upwards from a substantially horizontal direction of motion. A reversibly-driven sorting roller (9) is arranged in the path of conveying the bank notes so as to be adjacent, in the direction of conveyance, the diverting or deflection roller (8) for the returned continuous conveyor belt. Said sorting roller (9) conveys the bank notes further when driven in the direction of conveyance of the top continuous conveyor belt (4), and when driven in the opposite direction diverts and deposits the bank notes in a pit or container (14) below the path of movement of the top continuou s belt (4). At least ...

Expandable and contractible paper cassette

Apparatus for forming stacks from folded printing products

The stack-forming device (10) has a stack compartment (20), which is closed at the bottom by slide plates (22) and to which printing products (16) are fed by the conveying device (14). Above the slide plates (22), intermediate-bottom elements (58) can be pushed into the stack compartment (20), on which elements the fed printing products (16) can be deposited one on top of the other at the beginning of a preliminary stack formation. As soon as a certain number of printing products have been stacked, the intermediate-bottom elements (58) are drawn out of the stack compartment (20), as a result of which the stacked printing products (16) fall onto the slide plates (22), and the preliminary stack is completed by feeding further printing products (16). The finished preliminary stack is then set down onto the depositing table (30) by moving the slide plates (22) apart. Said depositing table is lowered and, as soon as the preliminary stack has passed the intermediate-bottom elements (58), said ...

Finisher--exit pocket module for copier

A compact single bin finisher adaptable to form collated sets of copy sheets outputted from a copier/duplicator. The finisher includes an output tray adapted to support the collated sets and to support copy sheets during accumulation of a set. A set accumulation module having an accumulation platform is disposed in a plane which is displaced both horizontally and vertically from the output tray. A transport device carries sheets into the accumulation module. A predetermined number of sheets form a set which may be stapled and is ejected onto the output tray.

Reciprocating tray for sheet finisher

A sheet accommodating device comprising a sheet-laid tray including a processing tray and a carrying tray; a discharge tray; a sheet accommodating unit; first, second and third sheet transporting paths for leading the discharged sheet to the sheet-laid tray, the sheet accommodating unit and the discharge tray, respectively; a transporting and aligning device for moving the sheet discharged onto the sheet-laid tray toward an alignment reference position; a detector for detecting a vertical position of an upper surface of the sheet on the carrying tray; a tray position adjusting device for adjusting the vertical position of the carrying tray based on a result of detection by the detector ; controller for raising or lowering the carrying tray; and others, the second sheet transporting path extending through the escape position of the processing tray, as well as a sheet processing system including a combination of the sheet accommodating device and an image forming apparatus.

Apparatus for forming stacks from folded printing products

The stack-forming device (10) has a stack compartment (20), which is closed at the bottom by slide plates (22) and to which printing products (16) are fed by the conveying device (14). Above the slide plates (22), intermediate-bottom elements (58) can be pushed into the stack compartment (20), on which elements the fed printing products (16) can be deposited one on top of the other at the beginning of a preliminary stack formation. As soon as a certain number of printing products have been stacked, the intermediate-bottom elements (58) are drawn out of the stack compartment (20), as a result of which the stacked printing products (16) fall onto the slide plates (22), and the preliminary stack is completed by feeding further printing products (16). The finished preliminary stack is then set down onto the depositing table (30) by moving the slide plates (22) apart. Said depositing table is lowered and, as soon as the preliminary stack has passed the intermediate-bottom elements (58), said ...

Imaging system and media supply for use in imaging system

A media supply is provided for use in an imaging device having an entry port. The media supply has a housing defining a media storage area to hold media, an opening to receive media, and a device engagement surface shaped for insertion into the entry port A media enclosure is mounted to the housing and is movable between an open position wherein the media storage area can be accessed through the opening and a closed position blocking the opening. Wherein the media storage area, media enclosure, and engagement surface are arranged so that the media enclosure can be moved between the closed position and the open position when the engagement surface is inserted into the entry port.

Printer media tray and method of using same

A printer having a housing including a pair of sidewalls, a bottom wall and a tray for supporting print media from below. The tray includes a receiving segment mounted for slideable movement parallel to the plane of the bottom wall and a telescoping segment mounted for slideable movement into the receiving segment during times of printer non-operation, and away from the receiving segment during printer operation. In another embodiment, a printer includes an elongated tray having a plurality of articulated segments wherein the tray is mounted to the housing for rotation between an operation position and a non-operation position.

MEDIUM DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

A medium discharge device includes a discharge roller pair that is provided with a discharge driving roller and a discharge driven roller which drivably rotates in contact with the discharge driving roller, and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium that is fed and discharged by the discharge roller pair, in which the medium receiving tray includes a guide member which guides such that a tip end of the medium which is discharged from the discharge roller pair enters the medium mounting surface at a predetermined angle, and the guide member is provided to be elastically displaceable in an advancing and retreating direction with respect to the medium mounting surface of the medium receiving tray and is displaced in a direction coming close to the medium mounting surface according to raising of a pressing load due to the medium that is discharged to the medium receiving tray. 1. An image reading apparatus comprising:a document support section for placing a document in an inclined position;a feeding roller for feeding the document obliquely downward;a reading section for reading the document fed from the feeding roller;a discharge roller that discharges the read document in a first direction;a discharge tray that receives the document discharged from the discharge roller; anda plurality of guide members that is provided on the discharge tray;wherein at least one of the guide members is provided on both sides in a second direction with respect to a center portion in the second direction which intersects with the first direction,wherein each guide member has a tip end, and a base end provided downstream of the tip end in the first direction; andan inclined portion, provided between the base end and the tip end, which guides the discharged document,wherein the tip end is configured to be displaceable in a vertical direction and is provided at the highest portion of the guide member in the vertical direction.2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , ...

Sheet feed device and image recording apparatus having such sheet feed device

An image recording apparatus including a first tray having a first holding portion for holding sheets, a second tray disposed above the first tray and including a second holding portion for holding sheets, a sheet feeder that selectively feeds a sheet from one of the first tray and the second tray in a sheet feed direction, a recording unit that records an image on the sheet fed by the sheet feeder, and a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is recorded by the recording unit. The second holding portion of the second tray moves above the first holding portion of the first tray. The second tray further includes a discharged sheet receiving portion for receiving the sheet discharged by the discharge roller. The second tray including the discharged sheet receiving portion pivots relative to the first tray.

Sheet set finishing apparatus for forming sets from documents from a document reproduction machine

АППАРАТ СЧИТЫВАНИЯ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЯ

Vorrichtung zur Handhabung von Druckplatten

Vorrichtung zur Handhabung von Druckplatten, wobei:als ein erster Abschnitt eine Lagereinrichtung (2) für Vorratsebenen (8) und als ein zweiter Abschnitt eine Hubeinrichtung (3) wenigstens zum vertikalen Verfahren von Vorratsebenen (8) umfasst wird,die Lagereinrichtung (2) und die Hubeinrichtung (3) in einer ersten horizontalen Richtung (300) aneinander angrenzen,die Lagereinrichtung (2) so ausgebildet ist, dass die Vorratsebenen (8) gegen vertikale Bewegungen gesichert sind,die Hubeinrichtung (3) und/oder die Lagereinrichtung (2) ein Übergabeorgan zur vollständigen Übergabe einer Vorratsebene (8) von der Hubeinrichtung (3) an die Lagereinrichtung (2) und umgekehrt umfasst,die Hubeinrichtung (3) ein Hubwerk zum vertikalen Bewegen der Vorratsebenen (8) wenigstens in eine erste und eine zweite Position umfasst, unddie Hubeinrichtung (3) oder die Lagereinrichtung (2) eine Schublade (6) zum horizontalen Herausbewegen einer Vorratsebene (8) aus der Hubeinrichtung (3) oder Lagereinrichtung (2 ...

DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC STACKING OF DISKWELL-BEHAVED FLATTENING ELEMENTS.

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATIC PILE CHANGE

LAMINAR PRINTING ON MATERIALS PROCESSING MACHINE WITH AN AUXILIARY PILE CARRIER

Sheet feed device and image recording apparatus having such sheet feed device

A sheet feed device includes a first sheet cassette having an accommodating portion accommodating a first plurality of sheets and a second sheet cassette, disposed on the first sheet cassette, accommodating a second plurality of sheets. The sheet feed device also includes a sheet feeder configured to selectively feed the first plurality of sheets and the second plurality of sheets toward a sheet feed path, and a sheet separator configured to separate, one by one, the sheets fed by the sheet feeder. Specifically, the second sheet cassette is configured to move above the accommodating portion and with respect to the sheet feeder between a sheet feed position in which the sheet feeder contacts sheets accommodated in the second sheet feed cassette to a non-sheet feed position in which the second sheet feed cassette prevents the sheet feeder from contacting sheets accommodated in the second sheet feed cassette.

PRINTING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Provided is a printing apparatus that prevents a print medium from buckling during discharging, a method of controlling a printing apparatus, and a storage medium. In the case where the print conveyance speed determined by the print mode is higher than or equal to the specified speed, the print medium after printing is conveyed to the discharging tray at the print conveyance speed, and in the case where the print conveyance speed determined by the print mode lower than the specified speed, the print medium after printing is conveyed to the discharging tray at the specified speed increased from the print conveyance speed.

Device for selecting and conveying printing plates

The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of silver haloiodide photographic emulsions, in particular of tabular grains. The method of the invention consists in adding pulsed jets of iodide and silver salts to a host emulsion. This method affords a more robust and more reliable way to prepare photographic emulsions, while conserving the grain size distribution and sensitometric characteristics of the emulsion.

Apparatus for forming stacks from folded printing products

Apparatus for separating and sorting of bank notes

Apparatus for forming stacks from folded printing products

Image forming apparatus

Paper discharge device and storing unit for image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus in which paper fed from a paper feeder is transported to image forming portions. A toner image is formed on the paper, and a pair of paper discharge rollers of a discharge unit are disposed at the rear end of a paper storing unit to discharge the paper into the paper storing unit. Preferably, the paper storing unit is disposed inside of the apparatus, with a lid or panel covering an access opening after the paper discharge operation has been completed, the paper storing unit is withdrawn from the apparatus; and/or feeds a stack of paper outside the apparatus upon opening of the panel. Therefore during the image forming operation, the leakage of noise made in the apparatus is prevented or reduced. Furthermore, since paper is discharged toward the front of the image forming apparatus, the width of the apparatus is minimized.

SHEET STORAGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A sheet storage apparatus 10a (10b) includes a sheet storage portion 31 that loads and stores a plurality of sheets P, and an end cursor (a restriction member) 50 that is disposed in the sheet storage portion 31 and restricts a sheet position. The end cursor 50 is composed of two or more members so as to be foldable and removably fixed in the sheet storage portion 31.

Device for filling a thin-walled transport container with vouchers

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Vorrichtung (10) zum Befüllen eines dünnwandigen Transportbehälters (12) mit Wertscheinen. Die Vorrichtung (10) umfasst eine Zuführeinheit (100) zum Zuführen der Wertscheine und eine Stapeleinheit (200) zum Stapeln der zugeführten Wertscheine. Ferner umfasst die Vorrichtung (10) eine Halteinheit (600) zum Halten eines ersten Verschlusselements (18) und eines zweiten Verschlusselements (20), die zum Verschließen des mit Wertscheinen befüllten dünnwandigen Transportbehälters (12) dienen, in einer voreingestellten Zuführposition, umfassend ein erstes Halteelement (602), das ein erstes Ende des ersten Verschlusselements (18) kontaktiert, ein zweites Halteelement (604), das ein zweites dem ersten Ende entgegengesetztes Ende des ersten Verschlusselements (18) kontaktiert, ein drittes Halteelement (606), das ein erstes Ende des zweiten Verschlusselements (20) kontaktiert, ein viertes Halteelement (608), das ein zweites dem ersten Ende entgegengesetztes Ende des zweiten ...

УСТРОЙСТВО ВЫДАЧИ НОСИТЕЛЯ И АППАРАТ СЧИТЫВАНИЯ ИЗОБРАЖЕНИЯ

Устройство выдачи носителя включает в себя пару роликов выдачи, имеющую ведущий ролик выдачи и ведомый ролик выдачи, который вращается приводным образом в контакте с ведущим роликом выдачи, и лоток для приема носителя, который принимает носитель, подаваемый и выдаваемый парой роликов выдачи, в котором лоток для приема носителя включает в себя направляющий элемент, который направляет таким образом, что передний конец носителя, выдаваемого из пары роликов выдачи, входит на установочную поверхность для носителя под заданным углом, и направляющий элемент выполнен с возможностью перемещения упругим образом в направлении вперед и назад относительно установочной поверхности для носителя лотка для приема носителя и перемещается в направлении приближения к установочной поверхности для носителя в соответствии с увеличением нажимной нагрузки под действием носителя, выдаваемого в лоток для приема носителя. Предложенное решение обеспечивает уменьшение или исключение проблемы деформации носителя во время ...

BLATTZUFÜHRVORRICHTUNG UND BILDERZEUGUNGSVORRICHTUNG

Blattzuführvorrichtung (300B), die Blätter (S), die in einer Blattkassette (307) untergebracht sind, die an einem Vorrichtungshauptkörper (300A) lösbar montiert ist, in einer Blattzuführrichtung durch einen Blattzuführabschnitt (308) zuführt, wobei die Blattkassette (307) folgendes aufweist:einen Kassettenhauptkörper (312), der so angeordnet ist, dass er einen Stapel an Blättern (S) unterbringt, die in einer Blattstapelrichtung gestapelt sind;einem Paar an gegenüberstehenden Seitenendregulierabschnitten (314, 315), die in dem Kassettenhauptkörper (312) vorgesehen sind und die so angeordnet sind, dass sie die Position der Seitenenden der Blätter (S) in einer Breitenrichtung regulieren, die senkrecht zu der Blattzuführrichtung steht, wobei zumindest einer der Seitenendregulierabschnitte (314, 315) in der Breitenrichtung bewegbar ist;einen Blattdrückabschnitt (316, 317), der an einem (315) der Seitenendregulierabschnitte (314, 315) vorgesehen ist und so angeordnet ist, dass er ein Seitenende ...

Paper sheet processing device

PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE A paper sheet processing device is provided which can more simply detect the attachment/detachment of the magazine accommodating paper sheets and that the amount of paper sheets has reached a predetermined level and can reduce costs. The paper sheet processing device of the present invention has a magazine (5) which is attachable to/detachable from to a 1o frame and capable of accommodating paper sheets, a moving member (53) which moves when the amount of paper sheets accommodated in the magazine (5) reaches a predetermined level, and a detection sensor (35) for detecting the movement of the moving member (53). The moving member (53) is supported on the magazine (5), and is moved by the attachment/detachment operation of the magazine (5) when the magazine (5) is not mounted on the frame so that the is detection sensor (35) can detect that the moving member (53) has moved. 3422526-1 ...

Sheet feed device and image recording apparatus having such sheet feed device

A sheet feed device includes a first sheet cassette comprising an accommodating portion configured to accommodate a first plurality of sheets, and a second sheet cassette disposed on the first sheet cassette and configured to accommodate a second plurality of sheets, in which at least one characteristic of the first plurality of sheets is different than at least one characteristic of the second plurality of sheets. The sheet feed device also includes a sheet feeder configured to feed the first plurality of sheets and the second plurality of sheets in a sheet feed direction toward a recording unit, and a sheet separator configured to separate, one by one, the sheets fed by the sheet feeder. Specifically, the second sheet cassette is configured to move above the accommodating portion and with respect to the sheet feeder from a first position to a second position and from the second position to the first position, and the sheet feeder selectively feeds the first plurality of sheets and the ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

... 본 발명은 인쇄매체 카세트의 탈착과 연동하여 픽업유닛이 이동하도록 함으로써 일정한 높이의 인쇄매체 카세트에 최대한 많은 수량의 인쇄매체를 저장할 수 있도록 한 화상형성장치에 관한 것이다.

MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS

A medium processing apparatus comprising a traveling bucket having a medium receiving opening inside and a medium ejecting opening outside and movable from a medium receiving position to a medium ejecting position and reversible transfer means for permitting the traveling bucket to travel while oriented in one traveling direction or in the reverse traveling direction.

SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS

There is provided a sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a sheet. The sheet feeding apparatus includes: a feeding roller that feeds a sheet; and a moving mechanism that moves the feeding roller to a feeding position where the feeding roller contacts the sheet, to a first retracting position where the feeding roller is separated from the sheet, and to a second retracting position lying between the feeding position and the first retracting position. 1. A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a sheet , comprising:a storage part that stores a sheet;a feeding roller that feeds the sheet stored in the sheet storage part;a moving mechanism that moves the feeding roller from a first retracting position where the feeding roller is separated from the sheet stored in the storage part toward a feeding position where the feeding roller contacts the sheet; anda holding mechanism that holds the feeding roller at a second retracting position lying between the first retracting position and the feeding position when the moving mechanism moves the feeding roller from the first retracting position toward the feeding position.2. The sheet feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe holding mechanism stops and holds the feeding roller moved by the moving mechanism at the second retracting position and releases the hold of the feeding roller after a drive of the moving mechanism is stopped.3. The sheet feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a support member that supports the feeding roller and moves together with the feeding roller claim 1 , whereinthe moving mechanism has a drive motor and an engagement member, the engagement member having an engagement part which is engaged with a part of the support member by a reverse rotation of the drive motor to move the feeding roller from the feeding position to the first retracting position, andwhen the drive motor normally rotates in a state where the holding mechanism holds the feeding roller at the second retracting ...

MEDIUM DISCHARGE DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

A medium discharge device includes: a discharge unit that discharges a medium; a first medium receiving tray that receives the medium discharged by the discharge unit; and a second medium receiving tray that is provided above the first medium receiving tray in a vertical direction and receives the medium discharged by the discharge unit. The second medium receiving tray is capable of changing a position between an advance position for receiving a medium, which is discharged, by causing at least an upstream zone of the tray including an upstream side end portion in a medium discharge direction to advance to a passing route of the medium from the discharge unit toward the first medium receiving tray and a retraction position to which the upstream zone retracts from the passing route. 1. A medium discharge device comprising:a discharge unit that discharges a medium;a first medium receiving tray that receives the medium discharged by the discharge unit; anda second medium receiving tray that is provided above the first medium receiving tray in a vertical direction and receives the medium discharged by the discharge unit,wherein the second medium receiving tray is capable of changing a position between an advance position for receiving a medium, which is discharged, by causing at least an upstream zone of the tray including an upstream side end portion in a medium discharge direction to advance to a passing route of the medium from the discharge unit toward the first medium receiving tray and a retraction position to which the upstream zone retracts from the passing route.2. The medium discharge device according to claim 1 ,wherein the second medium receiving tray is configured to have a downstream zone that is provided to be fixed on a downstream side of the advanceable/retractable upstream zone in the medium discharge direction.3. The medium discharge device according to claim 2 ,wherein, when the upstream zone of the second medium receiving tray is positioned at the ...

Media tray, printing system and method

A media tray includes a tray body having a first wall. A first media guide is moveably supported along the tray body. A second media guide is moveably supported along the tray body and disposed approximately transverse to the first media guide. First and second brackets are supported along the first wall. The first bracket is operatively connected to said first media guide and the second bracket is operatively connected to the second media guide. A printing system includes a plurality of size-indicating devices, and a media tray is in operative association with the size-indicating devices. A method of operating a printing system includes moving the first or second media guides to reposition the first or second brackets.

PAPER FEEDING DEVICE FOR PRINTING EQUIPMENT

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent slippage of sheets, when setting a cassette by providing a lifting means for moving a pickup roller upward and downward to selectively closely fit or separate it to and from the sheet stacked on the cassette. SOLUTION: A cassette 200 with sheets stacked thereon is pressed to the cushioning projection 301 of a slider 300 and pushed in. First and second interlocking ribs 141, 142 are slid on the upper horizontal surface 311 of a first cam surface 310, and the first interlocking rib 141 is placed on a second cam surface 320 to cut across the first and second cam surfaces 310, 320. The second interlocking rib 131 is slipped out of the upper horizontal surface 311 by the further movement of the slider 300 in a state of the first interlocking rib 141 being supported on the second cam surface 320. When the slider 300 is advanced perfectly with the cassette 200, the first interlocking rib 141 falls on the lower horizontal surface 313 of the first cam surface 310 ...

Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

A sheet feeding apparatus that can prevent changes at the time of mounting a sheet cassette, and deformation and changes of the sheets after the sheet cassette is mounted regardless of a sheet size are provided. A movable side regulating plate 315 provided in a frame 312, regulates positions of width direction side ends of sheets is provided with sheet pressing portions 316 and 317 that press the side ends of the sheets to press the sheets against a fixed side regulating plate 314 in a biasing manner. An indented configuration 316c against which, when short sheets are pressed by the sheet pressing portion 316 are stacked on a sheet stacking plate 313, upstream ends of the sheets do not abut is formed upward from a bottom end of the sheet pressing portion 316 to a predetermined dimension at a sheet feeding direction centre of the sheet pressing portion 316.

Sheet containing apparatus and image forming system

Sheet containing apparatus and image forming system

The sheet containing apparatus (30) is provided with: an apparatus main body (31); a drawer (33) that is capable of being pulled out from the apparatus main body (3 1); a sheet container (34) that is movable relative to the drawer (33) and that contains a 5 sheet; a feeder (321) that feeds a sheet contained in the sheet container (34); and a moving unit (332) that moves the sheet container (34) in a direction intersecting with a feed direction in which the feeder (321) feeds a sheet. Selected Drawing: FIG. 3 cvo cv, oC 0 CY, L()O 5/9) ...

Image forming device

The invention provides an image forming device, which comprises an image recording unit (4) for recording an image on a recording sheet, an upper paper feed cassette storage unit (31) arranged above the image recording unit (4) and used for accommodating an upper paper feed cassette (33), and a lower paper feed cassette storage unit (27) arranged below the image recording unit (4) and used for accommodating a lower paper feed cassette (23). The upper paper feed cassette may be a large size cassette capable of storing a maximum size recording sheet on which the image recording unit can record an image, and the lower paper feed cassette may be a small size cassette that is smaller than the upper paper feed cassette. A lateral length of the upper paper feed cassette (33) is larger than that of the lower paper feed cassette (23). Therefore, the image forming device is smaller in appearance area than that of the upper paper feed cassette storage unit (31), so that the image forming device is ...

Finisher output bin assembly

A system for presenting media sheets includes a finisher output bin assembly. The finisher output bin assembly includes a translatable output floor, and a guide substrate coupled to the translatable output floor to guide the translatable output floor relative to the guide substrate in at least one coordinate direction. The finisher output bin assembly includes an output structure mechanically coupled to the translatable output floor to drive the translatable output floor relative to the guide substrate.

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A protective member is provided in a detachably attachable manner on a side wall of a sheet feeding cassette such that an opening cover of an image forming apparatus does not come into contact with a sheet guide surface. In a drawing out direction of a cassette storing sheets, a range in which an upper surface of the protective member extends overlaps at least a portion of a range in which the sheet guide surface extends. The upper surface of the protective member is vertically positioned at a position higher than a position of the sheet guide surface.

Medium processing apparatus

Image forming device

Medium processing device

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

If the number of sheets remaining in a sheet feed cassette is insufficient for satisfying requirements of image formation, image forming operation is not carried out but a user is urged to supplement the sheets and the sheet feed cassette is ejected to bring about an unloaded state. Supplement of sheets is then waited and the image forming operation is started after the sheets are supplemented.

Automatically adjustable pick mechanism for feeding sheets of media of different widths

In an imaging apparatus, a removable media tray is operative to hold a plurality of media types of different widths and a pick device includes a pick mechanism and a translation mechanism for moving the pick mechanism to a centerline of a width of one or more media sheets in the media tray. The media tray includes a reference edge surface and a media edge guide moveable to a selected position with respect to the reference edge surface. The one or more media sheets are restrained between the reference edge surface and the media edge guide with the translation mechanism automatically translating the pick mechanism to the centerline of the corresponding media width during insertion of the media tray into the imaging apparatus.

Sheet feeder, image forming apparatus having the same, and method for sheet feeding

A sheet feeder includes a sheet feed tray on which a first sheet bundle is stacked at a first position where sheet feeding to a conveyance path can be performed, and a conveyance tray on which a second sheet bundle is stacked at a second position adjacent to the sheet feed tray, and which conveys the second sheet bundle to the sheet feed tray and stacks the second sheet bundle on the sheet feed tray after the first sheet bundle is fed, presses the stacked second sheet bundle to a side plate provided in a direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the conveyance tray, and aligns an end of the second sheet bundle.

Paper sheet handling apparatus and joint module

A paper sheet handling apparatus includes a housing, a first unit, a second unit, and a joint module. At least one of the first and second units is a slidable paper sheet module slidably disposed at a rail on the housing and includes a module channel. The joint module is disposed in the housing and includes a main body, a moving shaft, a joint conveying channel, and a limiting member. The main body is located at a side of the rail. The moving shaft is slidably connected to the main body and configured to slide relative to the rail. The joint conveying channel is connected to the moving shaft. The limiting member is disposed on the main body and configured to limit the moving shaft to move between an outer point and an inner point. The outer point is located closer to the rail than the inner point.

TRAY UNIT ASSEMBLY

A tray unit assembly includes a housing, a separating/stacking unit, a tray unit and an elevating member. The separating/stacking unit includes a separating roller unit and a stacking roller unit provided in the housing. The tray unit is provided to be inserted into the housing and includes a first tray body fixed to the housing when the tray unit is inserted into the housing, and a second tray body connected to the first tray body to be slidable in a vertical direction and having a media stacking space formed therein. The elevating member is disposed to be movable up and down and configured to be in contact with a bottom surface of the second tray body to move the second tray body toward the stacking roller unit or the separating roller unit.

Device for selecting and conveying printing plates

AUTOMATIC PAPER MONEY PRESSING DEVICE FOR PAPER MONEY STORAGE DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically press a press plate to paper money or release the press plate without using an actuator. SOLUTION: An automatic paper money pressing device for paper money storage device is constituted of a paper money storage device having a partition plate for demarcating the storage part of a paper money holding frame and a cover, the press plate arranged in the storage part, a 1st driving device for driving the press plate to the partition plate side, a 2nd driving device having driving power larger than that of the 1st driving device to drive the press plate so as to separate it from the partition plate and an invalidating device for validating or invalidating the 2nd driving device interlocking with the opening/ closing operation of the cover. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO ...

Apparatus for separating and sorting of bank notes

Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

Printing apparatus and method of controlling the same

STACKER FOR A MACHINE FOR SORTING POSTAL ARTICLES, AND SORTING MACHINE PROVIDED WITH SUCH A STACKER

Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus

A sheet feeding device includes a cassette in which recording media are configured to be stacked. The cassette includes a rear end regulation member configured to be moved in a direction in which the recording media are fed to regulate rear ends of the recording media and a size detection device configured to swing with movement of the rear end regulation member. The sheet feeding device further includes a size determination device arranged within an area corresponding to a width of the cassette in the direction in which the recording media are fed. The size determination device is configured to determine a size of the recording media stacked in the cassette by detecting a position of the size detection device.

Paper feed device and image forming apparatus provided with the same

A paper feed device of the present disclosure is provided with a first cassette and a second cassette, a casing, and a support member. The first cassette and the second cassette are arranged side by side in a cassette width direction. The casing has a cassette housing portion. The support member is capable of supporting the first cassette and the second cassette. Each of the first cassette and the second cassette is provided with a pressing portion. In a state where the first cassette and the second cassette are housed, the support member is disposed at a first position retracted upward, while in a state where at least one of the first cassette and the second cassette is pulled out, the support member is pressed downward by the pressing portion so as to be disposed at a second position where the support member is contactable with an installation surface.

Trennhilfe beim Stapelwechsel an einer Druckmaschine

Vorrichtung zur Abtrennung eines Stapels bei laufendem Betrieb einer Stapel bildenden, Bogen verarbeitenden Maschine, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß ein Trenner (23) vorgesehen ist, welcher beim Einschieben eines Hilfsstapelträgers (22) zwischen die hintere Oberkante des abzutrennenden Stapels (9) und einen nachfolgenden Bogen (4) bewegt wird und die hintere Unterkante eines neuen Stapels (21) bis wenigstens in den Wirkbereich eines hinteren Bogenanschlags (15) anhebt und daß der Trenner (23) über ein Gestänge (25) mit einem Hebel (24) verbunden ist, welcher beim Einschieben des Hilfsstapelträgers (22) durch diesen betätigt wird und den Trenner (23) einschwenkt.

Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

Device for filling a thin-walled transport container with securities

The invention relates to a device (10) for filling a thin-walled transport container (12) with securities. The device (10) comprises a supply unit (100) for supplying the securities and a stacking unit (200) for stacking the supplied securities. The device (10) further comprises a receiving unit (400) for receiving the thin-walled transport container (12), a holding unit (600) for holding a first closure element (18) and a second closure element (20) for closing the thin-walled transport container (12), a displacement unit (700) for displacing a stack of securities (200) produced with the aid of the stacking unit (200) into the thin-walled transport container (12), a retaining unit (500) for retaining securities transported into the thin-walled transport container (12) in the orientation in which they were supplied to the transport container (12) and/or a closure unit (300) for closing a closure unit (18, 20) and closing the opening of the thin-walled transport container (12).

Image forming apparatus including drawer with variable length cable holder

The image forming apparatus includes an image forming section; a conveyance path to convey a recording medium to the image forming section; a drawer unit including the conveyance path and configured to be pulled out relative to the apparatus; an electrical cable to electrically connect the drawer unit and an interior of the apparatus even when the drawer unit is pulled out from the apparatus; and a cable holder (a first regulating member) to ensure that that the cable is securely prevented from protruding from the drawer unit. According to the present invention, the electric cable is prevented from running off from the drawer unit due to the folding of the cable caused by the regulating member, so that the electric cable is prevented from getting hung up on the parts disposed in the body.

SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A sheet feeding apparatus of the present invention includes a feeding apparatus body, a storage case body, a storage case caster which movably supports the storage case body in a pull-out direction, and a drop-out preventing units having a pull-out stopper which regulates a pull-out position of the storage case body from the feeding apparatus body, a storage case stopper which is provided at a rear end in the pull-out direction of the storage case body, an upper-face rail portion which is formed in the feeding apparatus body to guide the storage case stopper into the pull-out direction, and a drop-out stopper which is engaged with the storage case stopper at the rear end in the pull-out direction compared to the pull-out stopper to regulate a movement of the storage case body toward the pull-out direction, if the storage case body is rotated with a predetermined angle or more.

IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image formation device not causing such a status that paper is run out in the middle of an image formation action, so that a user must move to an installation place of the image formation device for performing a checking operation or temporarily interrupts the operation on a terminal of the user when the user outputs request of image formation under a status that a remained volume of papers in a paper feeding cassette is small. SOLUTION: At the time of image formation, when a number of paper sheets enough to satisfy its request is not remained in a paper feeding cassette 33, its image formation action is not executed and supplement of the paper is urged to the user, so that the paper feeding cassette 33 is pushed out to a non-mounting condition. After the supplement of papers is finished, the image formation action is started. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI ...

Image forming apparatus

The invention relates to an image forming apparatus provided with a sheet feeding tray to store sheets for image forming; a sheet feeding section to feed the sheets form the sheet feeding tray so as to supply the sheets for the image forming; and a control section to individually administer remaining sheets stored in the sheet feeding tray in advance and replenishment sheets replenished when the sheet feeding tray is replenished with the sheets in a state where the sheets stored in the sheet feeding tray in advance is remaining. Whereby, a mission can be continued or aborted appropriately with reference to information and remaining amounts of remaining sheets and replenishment sheets in one sheet feeding tray, since the information and the remaining amounts are administered individually.

Dielectric tank sensor

Image forming apparatus

dispositivo de processamento de meios

Tray unit and image recording device

A tray unit includes a first tray, a second tray, and a cover. The first tray includes a first holding surface for holding thereon a first sheet. The second tray includes a second holding surface for holding thereon a second sheet. The second tray is configured to slide above and along the first holding surface between a first second-tray position and a second second-tray position, and is configured to pivot between the second second-tray position and a third second-tray position in which the second tray stands upward with respect to the first holding surface. The cover is configured to cover from above at least a part of the second tray when the second tray is in the second second-tray position, and is configured to pivot between a first cover position in which the cover extends along the first holding surface and a second cover position in which the cover stands upward with respect to the first holding surface.

Sheet feeder, processing device, and recording apparatus

A sheet printer includes sheet stacking and supplying parts that overlap each other at upper and lower stages, and the first sheet stacking and supplying part includes a first feeding roller that separates, supplies and conveys a sheet, and a first feeding roller arm that holds the first feeding roller so as to be capable of abutting on the sheet, and rotates about an axis. The second sheet stacking and supplying part includes a second feeding roller that separates, supplies and conveys a sheet, and a second feeding roller arm that holds the second feeding roller so as to be capable of abutting on the sheet, and rotates about an axis. The second feeding roller arm is disposed outside the first sheet stacking and supplying part in a direction that intersects a supplying and conveying direction of the sheet.

Sheet Stackable Devices

A sheet stackable device includes a sheet stackable plane. The sheet stackable device includes a first tray and a second tray, each of which is formed in a shape of a flat plate. The first tray includes a first contact part. The second tray is slidable along a slidable direction between a first position, in which the second tray overlaps the first tray, and a second position, in which the second tray is dawn out of the first tray. The second tray includes a second contact part, which is slidable on the first contact part. At least one of the first contact part and the second contact part includes a rack with rack teeth, which are aligned along the slidable direction. An upper plane of the first tray and an upper plane of the second tray in the second position form at least a part of the stackable plane.

Recording device

To provide a recording device that can inhibit the occurrence of a recording media jam state in a shared passage part that is shared as a recording media shared path with a plurality of media supply paths, this is equipped with a plurality of conveyance paths for supplying paper, a shared passage part, a moving unit that moves the paper, a printing unit that performs printing on the paper, an insertion port that is able to insert paper in the conveyance path by paper being inserted, an opening and closing lid provided so that the insertion port can be opened and closed, a detection sensor for detecting an open lid state when the opening and closing lid opens the insertion port, and a movement control unit that, when the detection sensor detects the open lid state.

Medium conveyance apparatus

A medium conveyance apparatus including a first unit on one side of a conveyance path of a sheet-shaped medium, a second unit on the other side of the conveyance path and facing the first unit, a guide unit that is provided at the second unit and that contacts the medium between the first and second unit to move the second unit in a direction of separating from the conveyance path, an imaging unit provided at one of the first and second unit, a reference plate whose image can be captured by the imaging unit and that is provided at the other of the first and second unit, and a detecting unit for detecting the medium in the conveyance path, the detecting unit being provided in the conveyance path at an upstream position of a reading position where the imaging unit reads the medium.

Paper feeding device and image forming apparatus

A paper feeding device includes a pressing member, a restricting mechanism, and an interlocking mechanism. The pressing member is movable up and down between a pressing position and a release position. The pressing position causes a pressure to a paper sheet against the feed roller. The release position causes a release of the pressure. The restricting mechanism is movable between a restricting position and a removal position. The restricting position causes a restriction on moving up of the pressing member to the pressing position. The removal position causes a removal of the restriction. The interlocking mechanism is configured to move the restricting mechanism to the removal position in interlock with rotation of the feed roller.

SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

The sheet feeding device includes a feed roller, a separation pad and a guide part. The feed roller is configured to feed a sheet by being rotated while coming into pressure contact with the sheet. The separation pad is configured to form a separation nip by being in pressure contact with the feed roller and to separate the fed sheet at the separation nip. The guide part is configured to guide a leading edge of the sheet to the separation nip. The apex part is formed along a feeding direction of the sheet on both outer sides of the feed roller in a width direction perpendicular to the feeding direction. The apex part projects in a direction closer to the feed roller than an extension line of the separation nip between a pressure contact position of the feed roller and the sheet and the separation nip. 1. A sheet feeding device comprising:a feed roller configured to feed a sheet by being rotated while coming into pressure contact with the sheet;a separation pad configured to form a separation nip by being in pressure contact with the feed roller and to separate the fed sheet one by one at the separation nip; anda guide part formed along a feeding direction of the sheet on both outer sides of the feed roller in a width direction perpendicular to the feeding direction,wherein the guide part has an apex part configured to guide a leading edge of the sheet to the separation nip, the apex part projecting in a direction closer to the feed roller than an extension line of the separation nip between a pressure contact position of the feed roller and the sheet and the separation nip.2. The sheet feeding device according to claim 1 ,wherein the guide part is provided on both outer sides of a center of the feed roller in the width direction by 40 mm to 60 mm.3. The sheet feeding device according to claim 1 ,wherein the guide part includes an upstream inclined part, a downstream inclined part and a parallel part in the order from an upstream side to a downstream side in the ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING TEMPORARY RETAINER FOR BYPASS TRAY

An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, an image forming portion, a sheet feeding port, a bypass tray, a rotation support, and a temporary retainer. The image forming portion is disposed in the apparatus body to form an image on a recording medium. The sheet feeding port is disposed upstream from the image forming portion of the apparatus body in a sheet feeding direction. The bypass tray is disposed to be storable in the apparatus body. The bypass tray loads the recording medium to be fed toward the sheet feeding port. The rotation support supports the bypass tray. The temporary retainer positions the bypass tray both in a vertical direction relative to the sheet feeding port and in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the sheet feeding direction. The temporary retainer temporarily retains the bypass tray. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:an apparatus body;an image forming portion disposed in the apparatus body to form an image on a recording medium;a sheet feeding port disposed upstream from the image forming portion of the apparatus body in a sheet feeding direction;a bypass tray disposed to be storable in the apparatus body,the bypass tray to load the recording medium to be fed toward the sheet feeding port;a rotation support supporting the bypass tray; anda temporary retainer to position the bypass tray both in a vertical direction relative to the sheet feeding port and in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the sheet feeding direction,the temporary retainer to temporarily retain the bypass tray.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , a recess disposed facing the sheet feeding port; and', 'a projection mounted on the bypass tray, to fit the recess,, 'wherein the temporary retainer includeswherein the bypass tray is positioned in the perpendicular direction by fitting of the recess and the projection to each other.3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , an extension tray detachably attached to the ...

SHEET DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

A sheet discharge apparatus includes a main tray, a discharge unit, and an expansion tray. The main tray is pivotable between a closed position and open position relative to a sheet discharge apparatus main body. The discharge unit discharges the sheet onto the main tray in the closed position. The expansion tray expands a main tray stacking area and is movable between a storage position where the expansion tray is stored in the main tray and an expansion position where the expansion tray is slid from the storage position in a sheet discharge direction and expands the stacking area. At the expansion position, the expansion tray is pivotable independently of the main tray. A direction in which the expansion tray is pivoted upward is the same as a direction in which the main tray is pivoted from the closed to the opened position. 1. A sheet discharge apparatus comprising:a main tray on which a sheet is to be stacked and which is pivotable between a closed position at which the main tray is closed with respect to a main body of the sheet discharge apparatus and an opened position at which the main tray is opened with respect to the main body of the sheet discharge apparatus;a discharge unit configured to discharge the sheet onto the main tray in a case where the main tray is at the closed position; andan expansion tray configured to expand a stacking area of the main tray, wherein the expansion tray is provided to the main tray and movable between a storage position at which the expansion tray is stored in the main tray and an expansion position at which the expansion tray is slid from the storage position in a sheet discharge direction and expands the stacking area,wherein, at the expansion position, the expansion tray is pivotable on a pivot center provided to the main tray, in a vertically upward direction, by a predetermined angle, independently of the main tray, andwherein a direction in which the expansion tray is pivoted in the vertically upward direction is the ...

ADF With Automated Trays

An automatic document feeder includes a media path to route media through the automatic document feeder, and automated media trays to supply the media to the media path and receive the media from the media path, with the automated media trays to be positioned based on a presence of a user at the automatic document feeder.

Sheet conveyance apparatus, tray unit and discharge tray

A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a conveyance unit which conveys sheets and a discharge tray which supports the sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit. The discharge tray includes: a first tray which has first, second and third rail sections arranged at different positions respectively in a widthwise direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction and extending respectively in the conveyance direction; and a second tray which is arranged on a lower side of the first tray and which is slidably supported by the first, second, and third rail sections. The first rail section and the third rail section are contrary to each other in relation to the positions in the widthwise direction with respect to the second rail section. The first rail section has a first rib and a first protruding section; and the second rail section has a second rib and a second protruding section.

PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS AND JOINT MODULE

A paper sheet handling apparatus includes a housing, a first unit, a second unit, and a joint module. At least one of the first and second units is a slidable paper sheet module slidably disposed at a rail on the housing and includes a module channel. The joint module is disposed in the housing and includes a main body, a moving shaft, a joint conveying channel, and a limiting member. The main body is located at a side of the rail. The moving shaft is slidably connected to the main body and configured to slide relative to the rail. The joint conveying channel is connected to the moving shaft. The limiting member is disposed on the main body and configured to limit the moving shaft to move between an outer point and an inner point. The outer point is located closer to the rail than the inner point. 1. A paper sheet handling apparatus , comprising:a housing;a first unit disposed within the housing and used to receive and dispense a paper sheet;a second unit disposed within the housing and used to store the paper sheet, wherein at least one of the first unit and the second unit is a slidable paper sheet module that is slidably disposed at a rail of the housing and includes a module channel; and a main body located at a side of the rail;', 'a moving shaft slidably connected to the main body and configured to slide towards or away from the rail;', 'a joint conveying channel connected to the moving shaft; and', 'a limiting member disposed at the main body and configured to limit the moving shaft to move between an outer point and an inner point, wherein the outer point is located closer to the rail than to the inner point;, 'a joint module disposed between the first unit and the second unit, the joint module comprisingwherein when the moving shaft moves to the outer point, the joint conveying channel protrudes from a surface of the joint module facing towards the slidable paper sheet module, so as to dock with the module channel for conveying the paper sheet.2. The paper ...

DEVICE FOR LOADING INSERT SHEETS, STATION FOR RECEIVING BLANKS, MACHINE FOR PROCESSING ELEMENTS IN THE FORM OF SHEETS AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING AN INSERT SHEET

An insert sheet loading device () comprising a movable carriage (′) for inserting insert sheets into a receiving area () of a blank-receiving station (). The movable carriage (′) has a plurality of longitudinal bars (). At least one longitudinal bar () has a suction channel () leading out, via at least one suction opening (), onto the surface of the longitudinal bar () for receiving an insert sheet, the suction channel () is connected to a vacuum source () for holding, by suction, the insert sheet transported by the movable carriage (′). Also a blank-receiving station, a sheet-shaped element processing machine, and a method for transporting an insert sheet in a receiving area of a blank-receiving station are disclosed. 1. A device for loading insert sheets into a stack of blanks comprising:a mobile carriage for insertion of insert sheets in a receiving region of a station for receiving the blanks;the mobile carriage comprising a plurality of longitudinal barsat least one of the longitudinal bars comprises a suction duct opening comprising at least one suction orifice onto the face of the longitudinal bar such that the at least one suction orifice is configured to receive an insert sheet, the suction duct being configured to be connected to a vacuum source in order to maintain by suction the insert sheet transported by the mobile carriage.2. A loading device according to claim 1 , further comprising the at least one longitudinal bar having at least one suction orifice is a hollow profile having an interior which forms the suction duct.3. A loading device according to claim 1 , further comprising at least two of the longitudinal bars claim 1 , each of the two longitudinal bar having at least one suction orifice.4. A loading device according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the suction orifices is arranged in a central region of the mobile carriage.5. A loading device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the longitudinal bars has a plurality of ...

Sheet Feed Device and Image Recording Apparatus having such Sheet Feed Device

An image recording apparatus including a first tray having a first holding portion for holding sheets, a second tray disposed above the first tray and including a second holding portion for holding sheets, a sheet feeder that selectively feeds a sheet from one of the first tray and the second tray in a sheet feed direction, a recording unit that records an image on the sheet fed by the sheet feeder, and a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is recorded by the recording unit. The second holding portion of the second tray moves above the first holding portion of the first tray. The second tray further includes a discharged sheet receiving portion for receiving the sheet discharged by the discharge roller. The second tray including the discharged sheet receiving portion pivots relative to the first tray.

NON-STOP GRID DEVICE FOR A FORMING MACHINE

A non-stop rack device for temporary receipt of the flat elements in the form of sheets in a converting machine, the device comprising a plurality of parallel bars which are integral with a mobile support which can be displaced between a receipt position, in which the bars can support temporarily the flat elements which are being stacked, and a released position, in which the said bars are placed spaced from any stack of flat elements. Each non-stop bar is mounted so as to be mobile in transverse displacement relative to the mobile support, and the non-stop rack device also comprises a blocking arrangement, which can block the transverse mobility of each non-stop bar. 1. Non-stop rack device for temporary receipt of flat elements in the form of sheets in a converting machine , the said device comprising a plurality of parallel bars which are integral with a mobile support which can be displaced between a receipt position , in which the bars can support temporarily the flat elements which are being stacked , and a released position , in which the said bars are placed spaced from any stack of flat elements , characterized in that each non-stop bar is mounted such as to be mobile in transverse displacement relative to the mobile support , and in that the non-stop rack device also comprises a blocking arrangement , which can block the transverse mobility of each non-stop bar.2. Non-stop rack device according to claim 1 , characterized in that it comprises a guide arrangement which can guide each non-stop bar in transverse translation relative to the mobile support.3. Non-stop rack device according to claim 2 , characterized in that each non-stop bar is integral with two carriages claim 2 , which are mounted so as to slide respectively along two parallel guide rails claim 2 , which are secured transversely on the mobile support claim 2 , the said carriages associated with the said guide rails forming the guide arrangement.4. Non-stop rack device according to claim 3 , ...

DEVICE FOR GRASPING INSERT SHEETS, LOADING DEVICE, STATION FOR RECEIVING BLANKS AND MACHINE FOR PROCESSING ELEMENTS IN THE FORM OF SHEETS

The invention relates to an insert-sheet pick-up device () for an insert-sheet loading device () of a station for receiving copy (). The pick-up device () includes a suction element () configured to pick up an insert sheet. The pick-up device () includes a pivoting axis () and at least one telescopic arm () including a proximal arm (), one end of which is fixed to the pivoting axis (), and a distal arm (), able to move with respect to the proximal arm (), and one end of which is pivot-articulated to the suction element () to move the suction element () between a raised position and a lowered position according to a vertical movement of the suction element (). Also, the invention also relates to an insert-sheet loading device, a copy-receiving station and a machine for processing elements in sheet form including the insert-sheet pick-up device. 1. A grasping device for grasping insert sheets for a loading device for loading insert sheets at a station for receiving blanks , the grasping device:a suction element configured to grasp an insert sheet;a pivoting axle, at least one telescopic arm comprised of a proximal arm one end fixed to the pivoting axle and also comprising a distal arm which is movable with respect to the proximal arm, one end of the proximal arm is pivotally articulated with the suction element in order to pivot the telescopic arm and the suction element between an upper position and a lower position by a vertical movement of the suction element.2. A grasping device according to claim 1 , wherein the telescopic arm is configured to lengthen when the telescopic arm pivots into the lower position.3. A grasping device according to claim 1 , wherein in the upper position thereof claim 1 , the telescopic arm is in a position close to the horizontal.4. A grasping device according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one control element for controlling the lengthening of the distal arm as a function of a pivoting angle of the pivoting axle claim 2 , the ...

Image forming device with a collapsible guiding mechanism

An image forming device with a collapsible paper guide is provided. The image forming device includes a casing, a first tray structure and a paper guide. A medium gateway opening is formed on the casing. The first tray structure is disposed on the casing and adjacent to the medium gateway opening. The paper guide includes a first base disposed on the first tray structure and a first guiding component pivotally connected to the first base. The paper guide is switchable relative to the first tray structure between a used position and a stored position. A first included angle included between the first guiding component and the first base is less than 90 degrees when the paper guide is located at the used position, so that the first guiding component can be interfered and driven to pivotally fold for preventing the paper guide from being broken or damaged.

Sheet storage device and image forming apparatus

A sheet storage device has a rotation restriction portion configured to restrict a rotation of an end cursor from a first posture to a second posture. The rotation restriction portion has: a restriction piece situated on the end cursor and configured to be brought into contact with a guide rail so as to restrict the rotation of the end cursor from the first posture to the second posture; and an engagement recess formed at a given position of the guide rail, the restriction piece being fitted in the engagement recess. The end cursor is allowed to rotate from the first posture to the second posture when the restriction piece is fitted in the engagement recess at the given position of the guide rail.

Sheet conveying device and image reading apparatus

A sheet conveying device includes a conveyor, a first cover, a second cover movable in conjunction with the first cover, and a restricting portion movable between a restricting position at which the second cover is restricted from being moved from a first position toward a second position and an allowable position at which the second cover is allowed to be moved from the first position toward the second position. The restricting portion is located at the restricting position when the first cover is located at the closed position, and the restricting portion is moved from the restricting position to the allowable position in conjunction with the first cover when the first cover is moved from the closed position toward the opened position.

Image Reading Apparatus

An image reading apparatus having a sheet path, which includes two ejection paths, is provided. The sheet path is switchable between the two ejection paths by a switchable member. An outlet cover arranged on a casing of the image reading apparatus is movable between a closed position and an open position to open and close an outlet of the second ejection path. When the outlet cover moves from the closed position to the open position, and before the switchable member switches the sheet path from the first ejection path to the second ejection path, switching of the sheet path from the first ejection path to the second ejection path is detectable.

Paper feed device and image forming apparatus

According to one embodiment, a paper feed device includes a cassette, a main body, an actuator, a first elastic member, and a guide member. The actuator reciprocates between first and second directions in the second direction intersecting the first direction. The first elastic member urges the actuator. The guide member includes a base end portion, a front end portion, and a guide unit. The guide unit includes an apex portion overhanging in an opposite direction to the second direction. The base end portion is located at a third position in the second direction. The front end portion is movable between the third and a fourth position separated more than at the first position in the second direction. The guide unit is provided so that the apex portion can be disposed at the same position as an end of the actuator in the second direction at the second position.

IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE

An image recording device having a recording unit to record an image on a sheet is provided. The image recording unit includes a feed guide defining a first conveying path; an arm disposed between the recording unit and the tray, the arm having a feed roller rotatably disposed at a free end and configured to feed the sheet in the tray to the first conveying path. The arm pivots between a first arm position, and a second arm position. The return guide pivots between a first return guide position, and a second return guide position. A space occupied by the return guide in the first return guide position overlaps a space occupied by the arm in the second arm position. The return guide is in the second return guide position when the arm is in the second arm position which is retracted from an insertion space occupied by the tray. 1. An image recording device comprising:a tray including a sheet holding surface configured to hold a sheet thereon;a pivot shaft; a feed arm pivotable between a first arm position and a second arm position about the pivot shaft passing through one end portion of the feed arm; and', 'a feed roller supported by the other end portion of the feed arm and configured to feed the sheet from the tray;, 'a sheet feeder includinga recording unit configured to record an image on the sheet fed by the feed roller; anda return guide including: a surface opposite to the guide surface;', 'an opening formed from the surface opposite to the guide surface to the guide surface; and', 'a support portion supporting the pivot shaft such that the feed arm is pivotable relative to the surface opposite to the guide surface;, 'a guide surface defining a part of a return path and extending over at least a portion of the sheet feeder and configured to guide the sheet having the image recorded thereon along the return path back toward the recording unit;'}wherein the feed roller is in contact with the sheet held on the sheet holding surface of the tray when the feed arm is ...

Medium feeding device

A manual paper feeding portion includes a medium placing portion on which paper to be fed is placed, a guide portion that is provided on the medium placing portion, guides a side edge of the paper in a width direction intersecting with a feeding direction, and is movable in the width direction, and a positioning mechanism that determines a position of the guide portion in the width direction, in which the positioning mechanism regulates the position of the guide portion by positioning portions arranged with a predetermined interval in a first region of a moving region of the guide portion and regulates the position of the guide portion in a stepless manner in a second region which is a region other than the first region.

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CHANGING A SHEET PILE IN A SHEET FEEDER

A device () for changing a sheet pile in a sheet feeder () for a sheet treating machine is described. The device () comprises a main pile supporting unit () having a supporting surface () adapted to support a pallet () carrying a sheet pile. Furthermore, the device () comprises a residual pile supporting unit () with a plurality of residual pile bars (), which can be moved into a sheet pile region () when the sheet pile is to be changed. The residual pile bars () are then carrying the sheet pile. When in the sheet pile region (), each of the residual pile bars () is movable in a direction substantially orthogonal to the supporting surface (), wherein the residual pile bars () are movable independently from each other. Furthermore, a method for changing the sheet pile in a sheet feeder () for a sheet treating machine is explained. 1. A device for changing a sheet pile in a sheet feeder for a sheet treating machine , the device comprising:a main pile supporting unit with a main pile actuating unit configured to lift and lower the main pile supporting unit, wherein the main pile supporting unit comprises a supporting surface adapted to support a pallet carrying a sheet pile; anda residual pile supporting unit with a residual pile actuating unit configured to lift and lower the residual pile supporting unit,wherein the residual pile supporting unit comprises a plurality of residual pile bars extending substantially parallel to each other and being substantially parallel to the supporting surface,the plurality of residual pile bars are coupled to a bar actuating unit adapted to move the plurality of residual pile bars into a sheet pile region and retract the plurality of residual pile bars from the sheet pile region,the plurality of residual pile bars are arranged in the residual pile supporting unit in a rake-like manner such that the plurality of residual pile bars are positionable in respective slots of the pallet being supported on the main pile supporting unit when ...

SEPARATOR FOR THE TRANSIENT RECEPTION OF SHEET ELEMENTS BETWEEN A LIFTING TABLE AND AN OUTPUT CONVEYOR FOR BUNDLES OF ELEMENTS

A separator () for temporarily receiving sheet elements () that are to be transferred from a stacking table () to an output conveyor () of bundles of sheet elements comprises: 1. A separator for temporarily receiving sheet elements that are to be transferred from a stacking table to an output conveyor of bundles of sheet elements , the separator comprising:a support mounted and configured to slide in a vertical direction;a drive device for driving the support in the vertical direction;a plurality of arms extending in a longitudinal horizontal direction, spaced apart in a transverse direction, at least one arm of the plurality of arms being mounted and configured to move in the longitudinal horizontal direction with respect to the support, a movement of the at least one arm modifying an overhanging length of the at least one arm with respect to the support on a first side in the longitudinal horizontal direction; anda drive system configured to simultaneously move the at least one arm in the longitudinal horizontal direction and to keep another of the plurality of arms in a longitudinal position.2. The separator of claim 1 , wherein the drive system includes:a shaft, the shaft being deployed in the transverse direction and driven in rotation;a pinion for each arm of the plurality of arms, each pinion for each arm rotating with the shaft;a rack secured to the plurality of arms; anda clutch-forming device configured to selectively couple and uncouple each pinion for each arm with respect to the rack.3. The separator of claim 2 , wherein the clutch-forming device includes claim 2 , for of each arm claim 2 , an actuator configured to move a pinion associated with an arm translationally along an axis of the shaft in order to selectively engage or disengage the rack with respect to the arm.4. The separator of claim 3 , wherein each actuator drives a corresponding lock bolt to immobilize a translational sliding of the arm during disengagement of the pinion associated with ...

CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS

There is provided a conveyance apparatus including: a main body including a drive source, and a conveyance portion to which a drive force is transmitted from the drive source; an equipped unit including a drive portion to which the drive force is transmitted from the drive source in the main body; a first gear provided in the main body and rotated by the drive force transmitted thereto from the drive force; a first gear holder provided swingably in the main body to support the first gear; a second gear provided in the equipped unit to transmit the drive force to the drive portion; a second gear holder provided swingably in the equipped unit to support the second gear; and a third gear supported by a connecting shaft connecting the first and second gear holders to engage respectively with the first and second gears. 1. (canceled)2. A drive force transmission apparatus comprising:a main body including a drive source;an equipped unit being equipped to the main body and including a drive portion to which a drive force is transmitted from the drive source in the main body;a first gear provided in the main body and rotated by the drive force transmitted thereto from the drive source;a first gear holder provided in the main body to support the first gear;a second gear provided in the equipped unit to transmit the drive force to the drive portion;a second gear holder provided in the equipped unit to support the second gear;a third gear supported by a connecting shaft connecting the first gear holder and the second gear holder to engage respectively with the first gear and the second gear.3. The drive force transmission apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the first gear holder is provided swingably in the main body, andwherein the second gear holder is provided swingably in the equipped unit.4. The drive force transmission apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the main body includes a conveyance portion configured to convey a sheet, andwherein the drive force is ...

Image Forming Apparatus Having Tray for Receiving Recording Medium

In an image forming apparatus, a tray having first and second receiving portions is configured to move between a first position, at which at least part of the tray is positioned inside an apparatus body, and a second position, at which the tray is outside the apparatus body. The tray in the first position allows a first recording medium to be conveyed from the first receiving portion. When the tray is in the first position, the second receiving portion is configured to move between a third position, which is at an upstream side relative to a first opening of the apparatus body in a second direction, and a fourth position, which is at a downstream side relative to the third position in the second direction. The second receiving portion at the third position allows a second recording medium to be conveyed from the second receiving portion in the second direction. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a main casing comprising a wall having an opening;at least one process unit, each having a photosensitive drum extending in a first direction;a scanner unit configured to irradiate light onto the photosensitive drum;an intermediate transfer belt configured to receive a developer image transferred from the photosensitive drum, the intermediate transfer belt being disposed below the at least one process unit;a sheet feed tray configured to accommodate a first sheet therein;a sheet feed roller configured to feed the first sheet from the sheet feed tray;a manual feed part configured to feed a second sheet that is inserted into the main casing through the opening; anda secondary transfer roller configured to transfer the developer image from the intermediate transfer belt to a sheet that is one of the first sheet and the second sheet, a first part comprising a first roller and a second roller which are configured to sandwich therebetween the second sheet to convey the second sheet along a manual feed conveying path that is defined between the intermediate transfer belt and ...

SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

A sheet conveying device, including: a conveyor; a first supporter configured such that, when located at its closed position, a first surface thereof partially forms an exterior surface of the device and such that, when located at its open position, a second surface thereof supports the sheet to be supplied to the conveyor; a second supporter configured such that, when located at its closed position, a first surface thereof partially forms the exterior surface of the device and such that, when located at its open position, a second surface thereof supports the sheet output from the conveyor; and a link configured such that, when the first supporter is moved from the closed position to the open position, the link transmits a force from the first supporter to the second supporter and thereby moves the second supporter from the closed position to the open position in conjunction with the first supporter. 1. A sheet conveying device , comprising:a conveyor configured to convey a sheet along a conveyance path;a first supporter configured to be moved between a closed position and an open position and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the first supporter being configured such that, when located at the closed position, the first surface partially forms an exterior surface of the sheet conveying device and such that, when located at the open position, the second surface supports the sheet to be supplied to the conveyor;a second supporter configured to be moved between a closed position and an open position and having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the second supporter being configured such that, when located at the closed position, the first surface partially forms the exterior surface of the sheet conveying device and such that, when located at the open position, the second surface supports the sheet output from the conveyor; anda link configured such that, when the first supporter is moved from ...

MANUAL TRAY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A manual tray device comprises a tray storage body; a tray main body rotatably supported on the tray storage body with a lower end side as a rotation fulcrum; an assistance tray arranged at an upstream side of the tray main body in a sheet feed direction; a rotation regulation link, one end part side of the rotation regulation link being rotatably supported on the tray storage body, the other end part side being slidably supported on the tray main body in a predetermined stroke range; and an interlocking mechanism configured to interlock displacement of the other end part side of the rotation regulation link with forward and backward displacement of the assistance tray. The assistance tray protrudes from the tray main body in a state where rotation of the tray main body in the opening direction is regulated by the rotation regulation link. 1. A manual tray device , comprising:a tray storage body having an opening for tray storage on a side surface;a tray main body rotatably supported on the tray storage body between a closed position at which the opening is closed and an open position at which the tray main body is rotated at a predetermined angle in an opening direction with a lower end side as a rotation fulcrum;an assistance tray arranged at an upstream side of the tray main body in a sheet feed direction so as to be movable forward or backward;a rotation regulation link, one end part side of the rotation regulation link being rotatably supported on the tray storage body, the other end part side being slidably supported on the tray main body in a predetermined stroke range; andan interlocking mechanism configured to interlock displacement of the other end part side of the rotation regulation link with forward and backward displacement of the assistance tray, whereinthe assistance tray protrudes from the tray main body in a state where rotation of the tray main body in the opening direction is regulated by the rotation regulation link.2. The manual tray device ...

MEDIUM DISCHARGING DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

A medium discharging device includes a discharging unit which discharges a medium; and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium discharged by the discharging unit, and is switched between an extended state and an accommodated state, in which the medium receiving tray is provided with a base tray, a main extending unit that is accommodated or extended, and at least one sub-extending unit that is accommodated or extended, and in which the base tray forms an accommodating space for accommodating at least the one sub-extending unit, and is provided with a first protrusion portion protruding toward the accommodating space. 1. A medium discharging device comprising:a discharging unit that discharges a medium towards a medium discharging direction in which the medium is discharged; anda medium receiving tray that receives the medium discharged by the discharging unit, a base tray;', 'a first slidable unit that is slidably connected to the base tray, and that is configured to have a first accommodated state, and a first extended state, wherein when the first slidable unit is slid into the first extended state by pulling the first slidable unit in the medium discharging direction, the first slidable unit is located further in the medium discharging direction than when the first sliding unit is in the first accommodated state; and, 'wherein the medium receiving tray includes'}a second slidable unit that is slidably connected to the first slidable unit, and that is configured to have a second accommodated state, and a second extended state, wherein when the second slidable unit is slid into the second extended state by pulling the second slidable unit in the medium discharging direction, the second slidable unit is located further in the medium discharging direction than when the second slidable unit is in the second accommodated state;a third slidable unit that is slidably connected to the second slidable unit, and that is configured to have a third accommodated ...

MEDIUM TRANSPORT DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

A medium transport device includes a first transport route for discharging a medium processed by a processing unit to an outer side of a housing in which the processing unit is provided, and a second transport route for discharging a medium processed by the processing unit to the outer side of the housing. The housing has an openable/closeable or detachable cover, and at least one of the first transport route and a route forming member constituting the first transport route and at least one of the second transport route and a route forming member constituting the second transport route to be exposed by opening or detaching of the cover. 1. A medium transport device comprising:a first transport route for discharging a medium processed by a processing unit to an outer side of a housing in which the processing unit is provided; anda second transport route for discharging the medium processed by the processing unit to the outer side of the housing,wherein the housing has an openable/closeable or detachable cover, andwherein at least one of the first transport route and a route forming member constituting the first transport route and at least one of the second transport route and a route forming member constituting the second transport route to be exposed by opening or detaching of the cover.2. The medium transport device according to claim 1 ,wherein the first transport route is a transport route through which the medium is discharged, with a first surface thereof facing upward without being curved or inverted, from the processing unit to an outer side of the housing, andwherein the second transport route is a transport route through which the medium processed by the processing unit is fed toward an upper side, is curved and inverted, and is discharged, with the first surface thereof facing downward, to the outer side of the housing.3. The medium transport device according to claim 2 ,wherein at least a part of a zone of the second transport route, in which the medium ...

MEDIUM CONTAINING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A medium containing device includes a supporting member composed with a first part, a second part and a third part connecting the first part and the second part wherein the supporting member is configured to cause the first part to incline by being lifted up from a standard position, and supports recording media. When the supporting member is in the standard position, a first height position of an upper face of a first base part in a region adjacent to the first part is lower than a second height position of an upper face of the first part in a region adjacent to the first base part, and a third height position of an upper face of the second part in a region adjacent to the first base part is lower than a fourth height position of an upper face of the first base part in a region adjacent to the second part. 2. The medium containing device according to claim 1 , whereinthe first height position is a height position of the upper face of the first base part in a region further adjacent to the first erected part, andthe fourth height position is a height position of the upper face of the first base part in a region further adjacent to the first erected part.3. The medium containing device according to claim 1 , whereinthe fourth height position is higher than the first height position4. The medium containing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:a medium case in which the supporting member and the first guiding member installed, and is configured to slide along a chassis to be inserted into the chassis, anda lifting part that inclines the supporting member by lifting up the first part when the medium case is set into the chassis.5. The medium containing device according to claim 1 , whereinthe first guiding member is configured to move in the first direction.6. The medium containing device according to claim 1 , whereinthe first erected part of the first guiding member further has an extension part at an upper region of the first part, the extension part ...

STACKER LOAD CHANGE CYCLE

An automated sheets processing system has a vertical stacks accumulating region (SAR) into which sheets are uninterruptedly fed to build vertical stacks for pre-specified loads including completed loads and newly building nascent loads. A tiltable Stacking Deck has a downstream discharge end from which the sheets can be fed at different elevational levels into the stacks accumulating region. A nascent sheets accumulator system has a plurality of support surfaces that are retractably interjectable into the stacks accumulating region for defining a separation gap between the top of a completed load and the bottommost sheet of a nascent new load. At least one of the support surfaces is retractably interjectable in an upstream direction into the stacks accumulating region while at least two others of the support surfaces are retractably interjectable in a downstream direction into the stacks accumulating region. One of the support surfaces has an anti-scuff feature. 1. A sheets streaming and stacking apparatus comprising:(a) a Stacking Deck having a Stacking Deck Discharge End disposed downstream of an opposed Stacking Deck Entry End, the Stacking Deck Discharge End being positioned above a Load Conveyor capable of moving completed stacks downstream once completed, at least one of the Stacking Deck Discharge End and the Load Conveyor being vertically movable such that vertical distance between a Stacking Deck Discharge Surface of the Stacking Deck Discharge End and a load-receiving, Load Conveyor Surface of the Load Conveyor is variable, the Stacking Deck Discharge End being disposed over a vertical stacks accumulating region and configured to discharge sheets downwardly into the stacks accumulating region; and(b) an Accumulation Sheet Support System that is selectively interjectable into the stacks accumulating region to provide at least first, second and third Sheet Support Surfaces, the first Sheet Support Surface being defined by a downstream-wise retractable Lead ...

Image recording apparatus

An image recording apparatus including: a first convey path; a support member which supports a first recording medium, a second recording medium, and a tray; a second convey path connected to the first convey path; a first guide member partly defining the second convey path; and a posture change mechanism which changes the support member and the first guide member between (a) a first posture in which the first convey path has a height allowing the first recording medium to pass therethrough, and the second convey path has a height allowing the first recording medium to pass therethrough and (b) a second posture in which the first convey path has a height larger than the first height and allowing the second recording medium or the tray to pass therethrough, and the second convey path has a height smaller than the second height.

Medium conveying apparatus including tray pulled out by sliding two protrusion between rails

A medium conveying apparatus includes a housing including an accommodation portion provided with a guide portion at an end portion in a width direction, a tray accommodated in the accommodation portion so as to be pulled out, and including a placing surface for placing an ejected medium, and an engaging portion provided on a side surface of the tray, to engage the guide portion. The guide portion includes a pair of rails inclined upward and having a predetermined width. The engaging portion includes two protrusions provided so as to slide between the pair of rails and located apart from each other by a predetermined distance. By locating the two protrusions between the pair of rails, the tray is positioned at a predetermined position with respect to the housing with a front end portion of a downstream side in the medium ejecting direction located upward.

MEDIUM DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

A medium discharge device includes a discharge roller pair that is provided with a discharge driving roller and a discharge driven roller which drivably rotates in contact with the discharge driving roller, and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium that is fed and discharged by the discharge roller pair, in which the medium receiving tray includes a guide member which guides such that a tip end of the medium which is discharged from the discharge roller pair enters the medium mounting surface at a predetermined angle, and the guide member is provided to be elastically displaceable in an advancing and retreating direction with respect to the medium mounting surface of the medium receiving tray and is displaced in a direction coming close to the medium mounting surface according to raising of a pressing load due to the medium that is discharged to the medium receiving tray. 1. A medium discharge device comprising:a discharge roller pair that is provided with a discharge driving roller which feeds a medium by being driven with motive force of a driving source and a discharge driven roller which drivably rotates in contact with the discharge driving roller; anda medium receiving tray which receives the medium which is fed and discharged by the discharge roller pair,wherein the medium receiving tray includes a guide member which guides such that a tip end of the medium which is discharged from the discharge roller pair enters a medium mounting surface at a predetermined angle, andthe guide member is provided to be elastically displaceable in an advancing and retreating direction with respect to the medium mounting surface of the medium receiving tray and is displaced in a direction coming close to the medium mounting surface according to raising of a pressing load due to the medium that is discharged to the medium receiving tray.2. The medium discharge device according to claim 1 ,wherein the guide member is formed on a downward slope extending on the medium ...

Sheet Conveyer

A sheet conveyer having a sheet tray, a tray-driving mechanism, a conveyance guide, a feed roller, a separator, a conveyer, a conveyer-driving mechanism, a controller, and a sheet sensor to detect sheets on the sheet tray, is provided. The conveyer-driving mechanism includes a transmission-active portion and a transmission-passive portion. A conveying velocity to convey the sheets by the conveyer is higher than a conveying velocity to convey the sheets by the feed roller and the separator. The transmission-active portion and the transmission-passive portion are rotatable about a transmission axis. The transmission-passive portion rotates passively by being pushed by the transmission-active portion. After the sheet sensor detects absence of the sheets, and before the transmission-passive portion starts rotating passively, the controller conducts a specific action to move the sheet tray downward by controlling the tray-driving mechanism. 1. A sheet conveyer , comprising:a sheet tray configured to support sheets for being fed;a tray-driving mechanism configured to move the sheet tray vertically according to a quantity of the sheets supported by the sheet tray;a conveyance guide configured to guide the sheets fed from the sheet tray;a feed roller configured to feed the sheets supported by the sheet tray along the conveyance guide;a separator configured to separate the sheets fed by the feed roller from one another and convey the sheets separately along the conveyance guide;a conveyer configured to convey the sheets passed from the separator;a conveyer-driving mechanism configured to drive the feed roller, the separator, and the conveyer;a controller configured to control the tray-driving mechanism and the conveyer-driving mechanism; anda sheet sensor located between the feed roller and the separator, the sheet sensor being configured to detect presence and absence of the sheets supported by the sheet tray,wherein the conveyer-driving mechanism includes a transmission- ...

Device for inscription of identification units

A device for inscription of identification units, wherein each identification unit has an identification plate or several one-piece contiguous identification plates, wherein each identification plate has an inscription surface and wherein the inscription surface or several inscription surfaces of each identification unit spans or span an inscription plane, includes: a magazine for holding a number of identification units bearing against one another with inscription planes oriented parallel to one another, the magazine having two guide wails for the identification units, which walls are spaced apart and extend parallel to one another or along a conveying direction extending perpendicular to the inscription planes and reduce the reciprocal spacing; a contact surface for the identification unit, which surface is disposed after the guide walls in the conveying direction; an inscription implement for inscription of the inscription surfaces; a chute which is accessible via an inlet opening in the contact surface accessible for transport of the identification units to the inscription implement and/or to a removal point, wherein the peripheral edge of the inlet opening has two edge portions which lie opposite one another, and the spacing of the edge portions relative to one another is smaller than the spacing relative to one another of the edges of the guide walls facing the support surface; and a slide arrangement disposed above the support surface and having at least one slide element, wherein the at least one slide element is movable from a retracted position spaced apart from an associated edge portion into a feed position in which the edge of the slide element facing the inlet opening is flush with the associated edge portion or projects beyond the associated edge portion.

Medium feeding apparatus, image reading apparatus, and medium feeding method in medium feeding apparatus

A medium feeding apparatus capable of switching between a first feeding mode and a second feeding mode, in which in the first feeding mode, when a first detection section positioned downstream of a feeding roller in a medium feeding direction detects passage of a trailing end of a preceding medium in a feeding standby state in which driving of the feeding roller that feeds the medium is stopped, starting the driving of the feeding roller to perform feeding of a succeeding medium, and in the second feeding mode, when a second detection section positioned downstream of the first detection section in the medium feeding direction detects the passage of the trailing end of the preceding medium in the feeding standby state, starting the driving of the feeding roller to perform the feeding of the succeeding medium.

MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUS

A medium conveying apparatus includes a main body, a placement board that is movably supported by the main body, an extension member that is movably supported by the placement board, a lever that is movably supported by the placement board, and a mechanism that moves the extension member to a contraction position when the lever is located at a protrusion position, and moves the extension member to an expansion position when the lever is located at a pushed position, wherein the lever is away from an abutting portion fixed to the main body when the placement board is located between a storage position and a midway position, and the lever comes into contact with the abutting portion and moves toward the pushed position when the placement board is located between a unfolding position and the midway position and when the placement board moves toward the unfolding position. 1. A medium conveying apparatus comprising:a main body in which a conveying path for conveying a medium is formed;a placement board that is supported by the main body so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis such that the placement board moves between a storage position and an unfolding position via a midway position, and on which the medium is placed;an extension member that is movably supported by the placement board so as to move between a contraction position and an expansion position;a lever that is movably supported by the placement board so as to move between a protrusion position and a pushed position; and the extension member is located at the contraction position when the lever is located at the protrusion position, and', 'the extension member is located at the expansion position when the lever is located at the pushed position, wherein, 'a mechanism that converts a motion of the lever to a motion of the extension member such that'}the lever is away from an abutting portion fixed to the main body when the placement board is located in a separation section between the storage position and ...

Recording apparatus

A printer includes a recording unit which performs recording on paper, an discharge portion which discharges the paper after the recording by the recording unit, a first paper discharge tray on which the paper which is discharge from the discharge portion is placed, and a retainer which includes a plurality of retaining portions which retains the paper toward the first paper discharge tray on a downstream in a medium discharge direction of the discharge portion, in which the plurality of retaining portions includes a first retaining portion and a second retaining portion which retains closer to an upstream in the medium discharge direction than a retaining position of the first retaining portion.

Sheet discharge apparatus and image forming apparatus including the same

A sheet discharge apparatus includes a main tray, a discharge unit, and an expansion tray. The main tray is pivotable between a closed position and open position relative to a sheet discharge apparatus main body. The discharge unit discharges the sheet onto the main tray in the closed position. The expansion tray expands a main tray stacking area and is movable between a storage position where the expansion tray is stored in the main tray and an expansion position where the expansion tray is slid from the storage position in a sheet discharge direction and expands the stacking area. At the expansion position, the expansion tray is pivotable independently of the main tray. A direction in which the expansion tray is pivoted upward is the same as a direction in which the main tray is pivoted from the closed to the opened position.

Feed apparatus and image recording apparatus

There is provided a feed apparatus including a support unit, a feed roller, a swingable arm to support the feed roller, a guide unit, a movable member movable to a retracted position and a protruding position at which the movable member can abut against the sheet supported by the support unit, a driving source, driving transmission units; and a contact-separating mechanism to move the feed roller to a separated position and an abutment position at which the feed roller abuts against the sheet supported by the support unit. In a state in which the movable member is the protruding position and the feed roller is the separated position, a time required to start feeding of the sheet by the feed roller moved from the separated position to the abutment position is longer than a time required to shift the movable member from the protruding position to the retracted position.

Sheet feed device and image recording apparatus having such sheet feed device

An image recording apparatus including a first tray having a first holding portion for holding sheets, a second tray disposed above the first tray and including a second holding portion for holding sheets, a sheet feeder that selectively feeds a sheet from one of the first tray and the second tray in a sheet feed direction, a recording unit that records an image on the sheet fed by the sheet feeder, and a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is recorded by the recording unit. The second holding portion of the second tray moves above the first holding portion of the first tray. The second tray further includes a discharged sheet receiving portion for receiving the sheet discharged by the discharge roller. The second tray including the discharged sheet receiving portion pivots relative to the first tray.

Medium ejecting apparatus including medium regulating member to regulate position of front end medium on tray

A medium ejecting apparatus includes a housing including an ejection port to eject a medium, a tray provided below the ejection port, to load the medium ejected from the ejection port, and a medium regulating member accommodated in the housing so as to be drawn out. The medium regulating member includes a medium contacting portion capable of regulating a position of a front end of the medium on the tray in a medium ejecting direction, a first supporting portion to support the medium contacting portion, and a second supporting portion to swingably support the first supporting portion.

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes a housing having an access cover, a paper feed tray, and a paper discharge tray provided on a side thereof in a rotatable manner. A rotation pivot of the paper feed tray and a rotation pivot of the access cover are arranged on the same axis, and a rotation pivot of the paper discharge tray is arranged with a shift from the rotation pivot of the access cover.

FEED APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS

There is provided a feed apparatus including a support unit, a feed roller, a swingable arm to support the feed roller, a guide unit, a movable member movable to a retracted position and a protruding position at which the movable member can abut against the sheet supported by the support unit, a driving source, driving transmission units; and a contact-separating mechanism to move the feed roller to a separated position and an abutment position at which the feed roller abuts against the sheet supported by the support unit. In a state in which the movable member is the protruding position and the feed roller is the separated position, a time required to start feeding of the sheet by the feed roller moved from the separated position to the abutment position is longer than a time required to shift the movable member from the protruding position to the retracted position. 1. (canceled)2. A feed apparatus comprising:a sheet support;a feed roller configured to feed a sheet, along a feed direction, supported on the sheet support;an arm configured to rotatably support the feed roller at one end, the arm being swingable by using the other end as a shaft of swing movement, the shaft being positioned upstream of the feed roller in the feed direction;a swingable member configured to swing between a first position protruding toward a side of the sheet support as compared with the feed roller and a second position retracted with respect to the sheet support as compared with the feed roller;a driving source configured to perform first rotation and second rotation opposite to the first rotation and to cause a rotary driving force;a first driving transmission unit configured to transmit the rotary driving force from the driving source to the feed roller; anda second driving transmission unit configured to transmit the rotary driving force from the driving source to the swingable member.3. The feed apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the swingable member is swingably moved from ...

MEDIUM DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

A medium discharge device includes a discharge roller pair that is provided with a discharge driving roller and a discharge driven roller which drivably rotates in contact with the discharge driving roller, and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium that is fed and discharged by the discharge roller pair, in which the medium receiving tray includes a guide member which guides such that a tip end of the medium which is discharged from the discharge roller pair enters the medium mounting surface at a predetermined angle, and the guide member is provided to be elastically displaceable in an advancing and retreating direction with respect to the medium mounting surface of the medium receiving tray and is displaced in a direction coming close to the medium mounting surface according to raising of a pressing load due to the medium that is discharged to the medium receiving tray. 1. An image reading apparatus comprising:a document support section for placing a document in an inclined position;a feeding roller for feeding the document obliquely downward;a reading section for reading the document fed from the feeding roller;a discharge roller that discharges the read document and a discharge tray that places the document discharged from the discharge roller; anda guide member having a tip end with the discharge roller side as a free end, a base end side fixed to the discharge tray, and an inclined portion inclined upward from the base end side to the tip end, and the guide member configured to be displaceable in a vertical direction, and guides a leading end of the discharged document.2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the inclined portion has a first inclined portion inclined at a predetermined angle and a second inclined portion inclined toward the discharge tray from the first inclined portion.3. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the guide member is displaced by a spring.4. The image reading apparatus according ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Provided is an image forming apparatus provided with a sheet accommodating member that accommodates a sheet and is capable of being inserted into and withdrawn from an apparatus main body, and the image forming apparatus includes: a moving member movably supported in the sheet accommodating member; a charge member that is charged with energy by a movement of the moving member; and a retractor that retracts the sheet accommodating member into the apparatus main body by the energy charged in the charge member, when the sheet accommodating member is inserted into the apparatus main body. 1. An image forming apparatus provided with a sheet accommodating member that accommodates a sheet and is capable of being inserted into and withdrawn from an apparatus main body , the image forming apparatus comprising:a moving member movably supported in the sheet accommodating member;a charge member that is charged with energy by a movement of the moving member; anda retractor that retracts the sheet accommodating member into the apparatus main body by the energy charged in the charge member, when the sheet accommodating member is inserted into the apparatus main body.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the moving member is a push-up plate that is stacked with a sheet stored in the sheet accommodating member, and is lifted and lowered, and the charge member is charged with energy along with a downward movement of the push-up plate.3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the charge member is charged with energy by lowering the push-up plate with weight of a sheet when the sheet is stacked on the push-up plate.4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a driving device that moves the push-up plate upward.5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 4 ,wherein the charge member is charged with energy by lowering the push-up plate moved upward by the driving device, with self-weight of the push-up plate.6. ...

Medium transport apparatus and processing apparatus

A medium transport portion includes a main body portion, a tray unit, and a support guide member. The main body portion includes a first manual feed path and a second manual feed path. The tray unit can be accommodated in the main body portion in a non-use state, and a medium is mounted thereon in a use state. The support guide member is movable in a Z-direction, and supports the tray unit such that a first position that the tray unit is positioned in the first manual feed path, a second position of being positioned in the second manual feed path, and a third position of being accommodated in the main body portion are switched.

MEDIUM DISCHARGE DEVICE AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

A medium discharge device includes a discharge roller pair that is provided with a discharge driving roller and a discharge driven roller which drivably rotates in contact with the discharge driving roller, and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium that is fed and discharged by the discharge roller pair, in which the medium receiving tray includes a guide member which guides such that a tip end of the medium which is discharged from the discharge roller pair enters the medium mounting surface at a predetermined angle, and the guide member is provided to be elastically displaceable in an advancing and retreating direction with respect to the medium mounting surface of the medium receiving tray and is displaced in a direction coming close to the medium mounting surface according to raising of a pressing load due to the medium that is discharged to the medium receiving tray. 1. An image reading apparatus comprising:a document support section for placing a document in an inclined position;a feeding roller for feeding the document obliquely downward;a reading section for reading the document fed from the feeding roller;a discharge roller that discharges the read document and a discharge tray that receives the document discharged from the discharge roller; anda guide member having a tip end, a base end supported by the discharge tray, and an inclined portion provided between the base end and the tip end, the guide member being configured to be displaceable in a vertical direction, and guide a leading end of the discharged document,wherein a distance between the base end and the discharge roller is longer than a distance between the tip end and the discharge roller in both a vertical and a horizontal direction.2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the inclined portion has a first inclined portion inclined at a predetermined angle relative to a mounting surface of the discharge tray and a second inclined portion inclined toward the ...

Image forming apparatus

Provided is an image forming apparatus that, even when a paper feeding cassette is open, positively performs paper feeding from a manual feed tray, and yet shortens the printing interrupt time. Image forming apparatus includes a paper feeding cassette, guide member, paper feeding changeover determining part, and system control part. Paper feeding cassette is detachably loaded in an apparatus main body. Guide member is temporarily fixed in apparatus main body above paper feeding cassette, constituting a carrying passage for a paper sheet from manual feed tray. If paper feeding cassette is drawn out from apparatus main body, paper feeding changeover determining part determines whether or not paper feeding can be changed over to that from manual feed tray. If the result of determination by paper feeding changeover determining part shows that changeover is possible, system control part causes paper feeding from manual feed tray to be performed.

Multi-Function Apparatus

A multi-function apparatus employs an in-body sheet discharge type configuration. The image forming device includes a front door and a multi-purpose tray. The front door is movable between a closed position set along a side surface at one side of a case of the image forming device and an opened position opened at the one side with respect to the side surface. The front door has an opening formed therein. The multi-purpose tray is provided to be selectively located at a non-use state at which the multi-purpose tray closes the opening and an in-use position at which the multi-purpose tray opens the opening. When the front door is located at the closed position and the multi-purpose tray is located at the non-use position, an upper end surface of the multi-purpose tray is exposed upward.

TRAY DRAWER AND MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER USING THE SAME

A tray drawer and a multi-function printer using the same are provided. The drawer includes a tray body, a handle and an elastic element. The handle is connected to the tray body and includes a handle portion and a first engagement portion. The first engagement portion is connected to the handle portion, wherein when the tray body is at a lock state, the first engagement projects from a first position-limit portion. The elastic element connects the first engagement portion to the tray body. There is no relative motion between the first engagement portion and the handle portion. 1. A tray drawer , comprising:a tray body; a handle portion; and', 'a first engagement portion connected to the handle portion and extending upward from the handle portion, wherein when the tray body is at a lock state, the first engagement portion projects from a first position-limit portion; and', 'an elastic element connecting the first engagement portion to the tray body;, 'a handle connected to the tray body and comprisingwherein there is no relative motion between the first engagement portion and the handle portion.2. The tray drawer according to claim 1 , wherein the tray body has the first position-limit portion being an opening.3. The tray drawer according to claim 1 , wherein the tray body comprises an upper plate on which the first position-limit portion is disposed.4. The tray drawer according to claim 1 , wherein the handle further comprises:a linkage fixedly connecting the first engagement portion to the handle portion.5. The tray drawer according to claim 4 , wherein the linkage directly extends in a close direction from a rear plate of the handle portion.6. The tray drawer according to claim 1 , wherein when the tray body is at the lock state claim 1 , the first engagement portion is located within the first position-limit portion.7. The tray drawer according to claim 1 , wherein the handle portion comprises a front plate claim 1 , a bottom end of the front plate extends away ...

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus is provided, including an apparatus body; an image forming unit to form an image on a sheet member; and a sheet ejection container including a sheet ejection tray on which the sheet member ejected from the apparatus body is stacked. In the image forming apparatus, at least one side of the apparatus body is open and the sheet ejection container is disposed inside the apparatus body at the open side. The sheet ejection tray is configured to be movable between a first position in the sheet ejection container where the sheet member is ejected to the sheet member tray and a second position nearer to the open side than the first position.

Sheet feeding adapter

A sheet feeding adapter includes a base plate which is placed on an upper surface of a sheet bundle set in a sheet feeding cassette and having a predetermined size and movable in a sheet feeding direction through guidance of a pair of first regulating plates, a sheet bundle having a small width size being set on an upper surface of the base plate, and a pair of second regulating plates that are upright from the upper surface of the base plate and regulate a position in a width direction of a sheet bundle set on the upper surface of the base plate and having a small width size, wherein the base plate is movable between a sheet feeding position, at which the sheet bundle having the small width size can be fed, and a withdrawing position positioned at a rear side from the sheet feeding position.

Printer

A printer including: an output part for outputting a medium; a carriage that reciprocates in a predetermined direction; a cover that is openably and closably disposed so as to cover the output part; and a movable part that brings the cover to an open state when the carriage comes in contact with a point of contact of the movable part and does work on the cover at a working point.

Image Forming Apparatus Having Tray for Receiving Recording Medium

In an image forming apparatus, a tray having first and second receiving portions is configured to move between a first position, at which at least part of the tray is positioned inside an apparatus body, and a second position, at which the tray is outside the apparatus body. The tray in the first position allows a first recording medium to be conveyed from the first receiving portion. When the tray is in the first position, the second receiving portion is configured to move between a third position, which is at an upstream side relative to a first opening of the apparatus body in a second direction, and a fourth position, which is at a downstream side relative to the third position in the second direction. The second receiving portion at the third position allows a second recording medium to be conveyed from the second receiving portion in the second direction.

Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus

There are provided a plurality of slide rails that are attached to a sheet feeding device; a box-shaped pullout unit that is movable toward an image forming unit on the slide rails; a slide unit and an extended tray that are arranged in the front and back positions in a direction in which the pullout unit moves; a slide bottom plate that is movable up and down by a loading unit and that is slidable on the pullout unit in a horizontal direction; a front-edge sheet positioning unit that raises up when the slide bottom plate is pulled out in a horizontal direction and that falls down when the slide bottom plate is pushed in a horizontal direction; and a connection unit that connects to a handle for pulling out the pullout unit in a horizontal direction when the slide bottom plate is located at a lowest point.

Recording apparatus

When a printer switches a transport driving roller (a motor) from regular rotation to counter rotation in order to perform a skew correction mode, a planetary gear moves toward a mesh position from a separation position. A movement amount of the planetary gear at this time is set to be smaller than a movement amount to reach the mesh position from the separation position. As a result of this, it is possible to prevent a circumstance in which the planetary gear reaches the mesh position during the execution of the skew correction mode, that is, a circumstance in which a driving force is transmitted to a rear feeding device, and a sheet of paper is unintentionally fed from the rear feeding device as a result.

Printer

A printer is provided which includes an output part, a carriage, a cover, and a movable part. The output part outputs a medium, the cover covers the output part, the carriage reciprocates in a predetermined direction, and the movable part has a contact point with which the carriage comes into contact and includes a holding part that holds the cover in a closed state such that the movable part opens the cover by pivoting when the carriage comes into contact with the contact point.

SHEET DETECTING DEVICE, SHEET FEEDING UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A sheet detecting device includes a moving member supported movably from a standby position to a detecting position detecting a sheet by being pushed by the sheet moving on a sheet stacking portion toward a first direction and a detecting sensor detecting the move of the moving member. The sheet detecting device also includes a retracting mechanism retracting the moving member movably to the detecting position in associate with a move of the sheet to a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. 17.-. (canceled)8. A sheet detecting device , comprising:a moving member moved by being pushed by a sheet;a detecting sensor detecting the move of the moving member; anda supporting member supporting the moving member, pushed from a first direction, movably in the first direction and supporting the moving member, pushed from a second direction which is orthogonal to the first direction, movably in the first and second directions.9. The sheet detecting device according to claim 8 , wherein the first direction is a feed direction in which the sheet is fed and the second direction is a sheet width direction orthogonal to the feed direction.10. The sheet detecting device according to claim 8 , wherein the moving member turns in the first direction centering on a rotational shaft in response to the push from the first direction.11. The sheet detecting device according to claim 8 , wherein the moving member is movable from a standby position by being pushed by the sheet and is configured to be positioned at the standby position by own weight or by an elastic force of an elastic member.12. The sheet detecting device according to claim 10 , wherein the supporting member comprises a first supporting portion supporting one end of the rotational shaft such that the one end of the rotational shaft of the moving member moves in a direction opposite to the first direction when the moving member is pushed from the second direction.13. The sheet detecting device according to claim ...

MEDIUM TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

A medium transporting device provided in a printer includes a curved path in which a paper sheet after recording is curved and inverted, a plurality of first ribs that extend in a medium transportation direction in a facing area facing a recording head, that are provided at intervals in a width direction intersecting the medium transportation direction, and that form cockling on the paper sheet, a plurality of second ribs that are provided on an outer curved portion of the curved path, and a plurality of third ribs that are provided on an inner curved portion of the curved path. The plurality of second ribs and the plurality of third ribs are disposed at positions in the width direction that correspond to a mountain portion and a valley portion of the cockling of the paper sheet that is formed by the plurality of first ribs. 1. An apparatus comprising:a casing having a recording unit that is configured to record by ejecting liquid on a medium, an ink tank that is configured to supply the liquid to the recording unit and is positioned at a corner potion of the casing and a discharge tray that is configured to receive the medium discharged from the recording unit; anda scanner unit that is provided above the casing and is configured to read an image, the casing and the scanner unit forming a recessed region between the scanner unit and the casing,wherein the discharge tray is positioned at an upper portion of the casing and below the scanner unit within the recessed region,wherein the ink tank has an ink supply port on an upper portion of the ink tank, andwherein when the apparatus is seen in a plan view form a top of the apparatus, the scanner unit is positioned such that the scanner unit does not cover the ink supply port.2. The apparatus according to the claim 1 ,wherein the ink supply port is configured to couple to a container portion that contains the ink for supply to the ink tank, andwherein the scanner unit is positioned such that the scanner unit does not ...

Feed apparatus and image recording apparatus

There is provided a feed apparatus including: a support unit supporting a sheet; a feed roller; a first arm; a recess portion; a second arm; a biasing member; an operation lever; and an engagement portion. The engagement portion is configured to be separated from the second arm at the first position in a case that the feed roller abuts against the support surface. The engagement portion is configured to be engaged with the second arm in a case that the first arm swings in a direction in which the feed roller is separated from the support surface. The second arm is configured to swing from the first position to the second position in conjunction with swing of the first arm in a direction in which the feed roller is further away from the support surface.

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes a sheet bundle housing unit that houses recording sheets piled as a sheet bundle; a swing member having a sheet contact portion on one end side, and swinging between a projection position at which the sheet contact portion projects above a sheet placement surface of the housing unit and a non-projection position at which the sheet contact portion does not project above the sheet placement surface, the swing member moving from the projection position to the non-projection position by the sheet bundle; a sheet detection unit that detects the sheet bundle in the housing unit using the swing member; and an interlocking mechanism that moves the swing member to the non-projection position, regardless of presence or absence of the sheet bundle in the housing unit, by interlocking with the housing unit being pulled out from an apparatus body.

Sheet stacking device and image forming system including same

A sheet stacking device includes a pair of first sheet stackers, a pair of sheet alignment members, a second sheet stacker, a sheet removal portion, and control circuitry. The first sheet stackers stack both end portions of a sheet in a direction orthogonal to a sheet ejecting direction. The sheet alignment members contact both ends of the sheet in the orthogonal direction to align the sheet on the first sheet stackers. The second sheet stacker is disposed lower than the first sheet stackers and stacks the sheet dropped from between the first sheet stackers. The sheet removal portion is disposed on one side in the orthogonal direction. The control circuitry causes one of the first sheet stackers and one of the sheet alignment members to move toward an opposite side of the sheet removal portion in the orthogonal direction after the sheet is dropped from between the first sheet stackers.

Image Recording Apparatus

An apparatus is provided that may offer functionalities including printing, scanning and/or copying. The apparatus may include a manual sheet feeding tray disposed at the rear of the apparatus. The height of the sheet feeding tray might not exceed a height of the apparatus, allowing use of the apparatus in spaces having smaller depths. The apparatus may include a sheet guide configured to move in conjunction with the movement of the tray. In some arrangements, a surface of the sheet feeding tray may differ in height between lateral edges of the tray and a central portion. This difference may cause a sheet to be curved in a lateral direction, rendering the sheet more inflexible in a longitudinal direction. According to other aspects, a depressed portion of the tray may match a protrusion extending from the guide in shape such that the two portions may mate in a retracted position. 1. An image recording apparatus comprising: a first transport path having a U-shape through which one or more sheets are transported, wherein the U-shape extends from a lower-side to an upper-side of the image recording apparatus, and', 'a second transport path extending from a curved portion of the first transport path to a tray of the image recording apparatus, the second transport path being different from the first transport path;, 'an image recording section configured to record an image of a sheet, wherein the image recording section includesthe tray being disposed on a rear side surface of the image recording apparatus at a first end of the second transport path and including a placement surface on which a sheet is placed, wherein the tray is configured to pivot about a pivot point adjacent to the rear side surface between a first position and a second position in which the tray is further away from the rear side surface of the image recording apparatus than the first position, the placement surface of the tray in the first position being substantially parallel to the rear side ...

SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS

Provided is a sheet feeding apparatus including a sheet storing tray for loading sheets, an apparatus main body to which the sheet storing tray is slidably attached, and a restriction mechanism that restricts a position of the sheet storing tray. The restriction mechanism includes an engagement portion provided in the apparatus main body and a stopper member that is provided in the sheet storing tray and engages with the engagement portion. The stopper member is configured so as to be movable in a crossing direction crossing a direction in which the sheet storing tray slides and determines a position in the crossing direction of the sheet storing tray with respect to the apparatus main body. 1. A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:a sheet storing tray for loading sheets;an apparatus main body to which the sheet storing tray is slidably attached; anda restriction mechanism that restricts a position of the sheet storing tray,wherein the restriction mechanism includes:an engagement portion provided in the apparatus main body; anda stopper member that is provided in the sheet storing tray and engages with the engagement portion, andwherein the stopper member is configured so as to be movable in a crossing direction that crosses a direction in which the sheet storing tray slides and determines a position in the crossing direction of the sheet storing tray with respect to the apparatus main body.2. The sheet feeding apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the stopper member is configured so as to be movable between a slide restricting position that restricts sliding in a direction of drawing out the sheet storing tray from the apparatus main body and an evacuation position that allows evacuation from a state of being engaged with the engagement portion and attachment/detachment of the sheet storing tray to/from the apparatus main body.3. The sheet feeding apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the stopper member is provided with a restriction portion that restricts an ...

Sheet conveying device

A sheet conveying device includes: a supporter which support a sheet to be supplied or a discharged sheet. The supporter includes: a first cover pivotable between a closed position and an open position and capable of supporting the sheet when the first cover is located at the open position; and a second cover pivotable between a first position and a second position and constituting a portion of an exterior of the sheet conveying device with the first cover when the second cover is located at the first position. The second cover has a first end portion contactable with the first cover located at the closed position. The first end portion is kept in contact with the first cover throughout a period in which the second cover is pivoted from the first position to the second position.

REMOVABLE MEDIA TRAY HAVING A HIGH LATCHING FORCE AND A LOW OPENING FORCE

A removable media tray assembly for an image forming device according to one embodiment includes a media tray having a bottom surface and a front wall extending upward from the bottom surface. A bottom surface defines a media storage location for storing a stack of media sheets. The assembly includes a housing having an opening therein to receive the media tray. A magnet and a plate provide a latching force FL greater than a pick motor stall force keeping the media tray in a closed position during media picking. A handle assembly including a finger bar and a pivoting link is mounted to the front wall. With the media tray being held closed by the latching force, a user-supplied actuation force FA that is less than 22.2 N applied to the finger bar, pivots the link which acts as a force multiplier providing a release force exceeding the latching force.

Transport device

A transport device includes a body unit, an accommodating unit that accommodates a recording medium and is mounted to be reciprocal with respect to the body unit, a pair of guide members that come in contact with end portions, in a width direction, of the recording medium to position the recording medium, the width direction intersecting with a transport direction of the recording medium, a first rail that is attached to the accommodating unit and guides reciprocation of the accommodating unit, and a second rail that is attached to the body unit to be movable in a direction, which intersects with a reciprocation direction of the accommodating unit, the second rail being assembled to the body unit to be slidable with respect to the first rail.

Recording apparatus

A recording apparatus includes a hopper which is provided with a mounting surface on which a medium is set, and which is provided to be capable of swinging between a first posture in which the mounting surface of the medium is in a fallen state, and a second posture in which the mounting surface is in an uplifted state, a first pathway that delivers rolled paper, as the medium, to the hopper from an upstream side thereof, a second pathway that delivers cut form paper, as the medium, to the hopper from an upstream side thereof, and a first sensor that detects the medium in the first pathway, wherein the hopper swings from the first posture in a direction that assumes the second posture on the basis of detection of the medium by the first sensor.

Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

A sheet feeding apparatus includes an apparatus body, an opening/closing member openable/closable with respect to the apparatus body and including a support portion supporting a sheet in a condition in which the opening/closing member is opened. The sheet supported by the support portion is fed by a feed portion. The opening/closing member is provided with a detection portion configured to detect the sheet on the support portion. The detection portion is disposed at a position where the detection wave emitted from the detection portion is not detected in a condition in which the opening/closing member is closed.

MEDIUM FEED APPARATUS AND RECORDING APPARATUS

A medium feed apparatus includes a first support face and a second support face. The first support face supports a medium fed by a feed unit that feeds medium by supporting such that the medium adopts an inclined orientation. The second support section is positioned upstream of the first support face in a feed direction, and supports the medium together with the first support face. The second support face is at a position set back from the first support face, and an angle of inclination from a lower end portion to an upper end portion of the second support face is steeper than an angle of inclination of the first support face. 1. A medium feed apparatus comprising:a feed unit that feeds a medium;a first support section that forms a first support face supporting a medium fed by the feed unit such that the medium adopts an inclined orientation; anda second support section that is positioned upstream of the first support face in a feed direction, and that forms a second support face supporting the medium together with the first support face;the second support face being at a position set back from the first support face, and an angle of inclination of the second support face from a lower end portion to an upper end portion of the second support face being larger than an angle of inclination of the first support face.2. The medium feed apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:the second support face is at a position contacted by a trailing edge of a first medium when the first medium is placed on the first support face and at a position not contacted by the trailing edge of a second medium when the second medium is placed; anda length of the first medium in the feed direction is greater than or equal to a feed direction length of A4 size as defined in ISO 216, and a length of the second medium in the feed direction is less than or equal to a feed direction length of A6 size as defined in ISO 216.3. The medium feed apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a connecting ...

Method of controlling discharge of printed sheets as sheet bundle, sheet discharge control apparatus, and storage medium

A method of controlling discharge of printed sheets, which makes it possible to acquire a desired number of printed sheets as a sheet bundle. A controller determines whether or not printed sheets are stored in the stacker. The controller detects the number of printed sheets stored in the stacker. A controller causes the stored printed sheets to be discharged from the stacker as a sheet bundle when the number of printed sheets stored in the stacker is equal to a desired sheet count set by a user. In a case where the set desired sheet count has been changed, if it is determined that the printed sheets are stored in the stacker, the controller causes the printed sheets stored in the sheet discharge unit to be discharged from the stacker.

SHEET DISCHARGE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME

A sheet discharge apparatus includes a main tray, a discharge unit, and an expansion tray. The main tray is pivotable between a closed position and open position relative to a sheet discharge apparatus main body. The discharge unit discharges the sheet onto the main tray in the closed position. The expansion tray expands a main tray stacking area and is movable between a storage position where the expansion tray is stored in the main tray and an expansion position where the expansion tray is slid from the storage position in a sheet discharge direction and expands the stacking area. At the expansion position, the expansion tray is pivotable independently of the main tray. A direction in which the expansion tray is pivoted upward is the same as a direction in which the main tray is pivoted from the closed to the opened position. 1. A sheet discharge apparatus comprising:a main tray on which a sheet is to be stacked and which is pivotable between a closed position at which the main tray is closed with respect to a main body of the sheet discharge apparatus and an opened position at which the main tray is opened with respect to the main body of the sheet discharge apparatus;a discharge unit configured to discharge the sheet onto the main tray in a case where the main tray is at the closed position; andan expansion tray configured to expand a stacking area of the main tray, wherein the expansion tray is provided to the main tray and movable between a storage position at which the expansion tray is stored in the main tray and an expansion position at which the expansion tray is slid from the storage position in a sheet discharge direction and expands the stacking area,wherein, at the expansion position, the expansion tray is pivotable on a pivot center provided to the expansion tray, in a vertically upward direction, by a predetermined angle, independently of the main tray,wherein the pivot center of the expansion tray is provided at a position closer to an upstream edge ...

Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

A sheet feeding apparatus includes a casing; a sheet stacking unit rotatable between a closing position and first and second opening positions; a sheet feeding unit; a link unit provided with a slidable engaging portion; and a spring. The sheet stacking unit includes a first guide; and a second guide branching from the first guide. The first guide includes a first portion, a first supporting portion, and a second portion. The second guide includes a second supporting portion. The engaging portion is guided from the second guide to the first portion of the first guide by the sheet stacking unit being closed from the second opening position, and the engaging portion is guided from the first portion of the first guide to the second portion by way of the branch portion by the sheet stacking unit being opened from the closed state.

PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS

A paper sheet stacking mechanism includes a stacking wheel a roller that is disposed outward from the stacking wheel so as to be coaxially aligned with the stacking wheel and that is rotatable about a shaft at a greater angular velocity than that of the stacking wheel and a transport unit that is configured to transport a paper sheet to the gap between two adjacent vanes of the stacking wheel The transport unit is located such that a discharge position is disposed outward from the outer periphery of the base of the stacking wheel and inward of the circular region defined by the tips of the vanes of the stacking wheel during the rotation of the stacking wheel when viewed in the axial direction of the shaft of the stacking wheel 1. A paper sheet handling apparatus comprising:a transport unit transporting a paper sheet and discharging the paper sheet transported by the transport unit from a discharge position;a stacking wheel comprising a base rotatable about a shaft and a plurality of vanes provided on an outer periphery of the base, the stacking wheel receiving the paper sheet discharged from the transport unit in a gap between two adjacent vanes among the plurality of vanes and transporting the paper sheet; anda stacking unit stacking the paper sheet transported by the stacking wheel, whereinthe transport unit including a first member arranged on a side of the stacking wheel in a axial direction of the stacking wheel and a second member facing the first member, the transport unit discharging the paper sheet gripped between the first member and the second member from the discharge position to the gap between the two adjacent vanes, andthe discharge position, from which a paper sheet is discharged, being disposed outward from the outer periphery of the base of the stacking wheel and inward of a circular region depicted by tips of the vanes of the stacking wheel during rotation, in the radial direction of the stacking wheel.2. The paper sheet handling apparatus ...

SHEET TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS

A sheet transport apparatus includes a first casing in which a transport path is formed; a transport unit which transports a sheet along the transport path; a second casing which is provided to be movable with respect to the first casing; a sheet support unit which is rotatably provided in the first casing at a position on a side to which the second casing is moved, the sheet support unit being changeable between a first state, a second state, and a third state and supporting the sheet at least in the third state; and an urging unit which urges the sheet support unit toward the first state within a range from the first state to the second state and which urges the sheet support unit toward the third state within a range from the second state to the third state. 1. (canceled)2. A sheet transport apparatus comprising:a first casing having a first end portion, a second end portion which is separated from the first end portion in a predefined direction, and a transport path for transporting a sheet;a second casing having a third end portion and a fourth end portion which is separated from the third end portion in the predefined direction, the second casing being moveable with respect to the first casing between a closed position and a fully-opened position, the closed position being a position at which the third end portion of the second casing is disposed nearest to the first end portion of the first casing, the fully- opened position being a position at which the third end portion of the second casing is disposed furthest from the first end portion of the first casing;a sheet support unit which is rotatably provided for the first casing such that the second end portion of the first casing is disposed between the first end portion of the first casing and the sheet support unit in the predefined direction, the sheet support unit being configured to be changeable between a first position, a second position, and a third position in such an order that a rotation forward ...

Sheet Feed Device and Image Recording Apparatus Having Such Sheet Feed Device

An image recording apparatus including a first tray having a first holding portion for holding sheets, a second tray disposed above the first tray and including a second holding portion for holding sheets, a sheet feeder that selectively feeds a sheet from one of the first tray and the second tray in a sheet feed direction, a recording unit that records an image on the sheet fed by the sheet feeder, and a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is recorded by the recording unit. The second holding portion of the second tray moves above the first holding portion of the first tray. The second tray further includes a discharged sheet receiving portion for receiving the sheet discharged by the discharge roller. The second tray including the discharged sheet receiving portion pivots relative to the first tray. 1. An image recording apparatus comprising:a first tray comprising a first holding portion for holding a sheet;a second tray comprising a second holding portion for holding a sheet and configured to move between a feed position and a non-feed position relative to the first tray, the second holding portion being above the first holding portion and the non-feed position being upstream of the feed position in a sheet feed direction;a sheet feeder comprising a feed roller configured to feed a sheet in the sheet feed direction selectively from the first tray and the second tray, and a feed arm configured to pivot such that the feed roller moves between a first roller position at which the feed roller is in contact with the first holding portion of the first tray, a second roller position at which the feed roller is in contact with the second holding portion of the second tray at the feed position, and a third roller position separated from the first holding portion and the second holding portion;a recording head configured to record an image on the sheet fed by the feed roller;a discharge roller configured to discharge the sheet having the image ...

Removable duplexer tray module for an imaging apparatus

A removable media handling module includes a body that is horizontally slidable into and removable from an imaging apparatus. The media handling module includes a lower media guide extending between a front and a rear of the body. With the media handling module inserted into the imaging apparatus, the lower media guide is positioned parallel to and spaced from a corresponding upper media guide mounted in the imaging apparatus to form at least a portion of a duplex media path therebetween. A drive mechanism including a clutched gear is operably connected to a feed roll assembly of the media handling module. The clutched gear is freely rotatable in a first direction that causes the feed roll assembly to rotate in a media process direction for feeding a printed media sheet along the duplex media path and is restrained from rotating in a second direction opposite the first direction.

Removable duplexer tray module for an imaging apparatus

A removable media handling module includes a body that is horizontally slidable into and removable from an imaging apparatus. The media handling module includes a lower media guide extending between a front and a rear of the body in a direction of insertion of the body into the imaging apparatus. With the media handling module inserted into the imaging apparatus, the lower media guide is positioned parallel to and spaced from a corresponding upper media guide mounted in the imaging apparatus to form at least a portion of a duplex media path therebetween. The media handling module includes a media feed through channel extending from a bottom of the body to an entrance of a simplex media path to allow media to be fed from a media tray below the media handling module and into the simplex media path when the media handling module is installed in the imaging apparatus.

MEDIUM TRANSPORT APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

A scanner is configured to include a rotating body at a bottom portion of an apparatus main body and to be switchable between a movable state in which the rotating body contacts an installation surface on which the apparatus main body is installed and the rotation of the rotating body enables the movement of the apparatus main body on the installation surface and an installation state in which a contact area of the bottom portion of the apparatus main body with respect to the installation surface is larger than the movable state and the apparatus main body is installed and used on the installation surface. 1. A medium transport apparatus comprising:a transport unit that is provided in a transport path along which a medium is transported; anda processing portion that performs predetermined processing on the medium transported along the transport path,the medium transport apparatus includes a rotating body at a bottom portion of an apparatus main body provided with the transport unit and the processing portion therein andthe medium transport apparatus is configured to be switchable between a movable state in which the rotating body contacts an installation surface on which the apparatus main body is installed and the apparatus main body is movable on the installation surface with the rotation of the rotating body and an installation state in which a contact area of the bottom portion with respect to the installation surface is larger than the movable state and the apparatus main body is installed on the installation surface to be used.2. The medium transport apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe apparatus main body includes a discharge portion that discharges the medium processed by the processing portion,when a medium discharge direction by the discharge portion in the apparatus main body is front and an opposite direction thereof is rear, the rotating body is provided in a lower rear portion of the apparatus main body,the rotating body is separated from the ...

INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS

There is provided an inkjet printing apparatus capable of stably outputting high quality images in a configuration of feeding a print medium that is kept horizontal, performing printing by the use of a print head, and conveying the print medium vertically upward. To this purpose, a platen that supports the back side of the print medium in a position facing a printing part of the print head is located to support the print medium at an angle greater than 0° and less than 90° with respect to the horizontal direction, thereby reducing a contact pressure from roller pairs on the printed side immediately after printing. 18-. (canceled)9. An inkjet printing apparatus comprising:a first stacking unit configured to stack a first printing medium;a second stacking unit located below the first stacking unit with respect to a direction of gravity, and configured to stack a second printing medium larger than the first printing medium;a print head having an ejection opening surface located above the first stacking unit with respect to the direction of gravity, the print head being configured to perform printing by ejecting ink onto a printing medium fed from either the first stacking unit or the second stacking unit; anda discharging portion located above the print head with respect to the direction of gravity, the printing medium printed by the print head being discharged onto the discharging portion,wherein an angle of the ejection opening surface with respect to a horizontal direction in a case where the inkjet printing apparatus is in a printing state is different from an angle of the ejection opening surface with respect to the horizontal direction in a case where the inkjet printing apparatus is in a standby state, andwherein the ejection opening surface is located above a second area occupied by the second stacking unit and not above a first area occupied by the first stacking unit with respect to the direction of gravity, in both the case where the inkjet printing ...

Sheet loading device

The rotational pin and the lock pin are laterally provided in the right and left first brackets that are fixed to the right and left side surfaces of the sheet loading tray respectively, and furthermore, the right and left second brackets are fixed to the right and left of the one side surfaces of the casing. When the sheet loading tray reaches the sheet loading position, the lock pin is made to enter the sheet loading tray lock groove formed on the right and left second brackets to thereby lock and hold the sheet loading tray at the sheet loading tray storage position, along with an action of rotating the sheet loading tray about the rotational pin fitting into the sheet loading tray support groove formed on the right and left second brackets from the sheet loading position to the sheet loading tray storage position.

CONVEYING APPARATUS AND PRINTING APPARATUS

A conveying apparatus has first and second trays arranged on an upstream of a conveyor and configured to support the sheet in contact with the conveyor, a feeder configured to feed the sheet on the first tray toward the conveyor, a first sensor configured to output a first signal in response to the sheet being present on the first tray, a second sensor configured to output a second signal in response to the sheet being present between the first tray and the conveyor and configured to output the second signal in response to the sheet being present between the second tray and the conveyor, and a controller configured to execute a removal notifying process to output a notification indicating removal of the sheet on the first tray in response to output of the second signal before a time period since the first signal was output exceeds a threshold period. 25.-. (canceled)6. A printing apparatus , comprising:{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, 'the conveying apparatus according to ; and'}a printing mechanism arranged downstream of the conveyor in the conveying direction, the printing mechanism configured to print an image on the sheet conveyed by the conveyor.79.-. (canceled)10. The conveying apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a display claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to control the display to display the notification.11. The conveying apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the notification indicating removal of the sheet on the first tray.12. The conveying apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a second tray arranged upstream claim 1 , in the conveying direction claim 1 , of the conveyor and the second sensor.13. The conveying apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the second tray is manual feed tray.14. The conveying apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the second tray is configured to support a sheet which is in contact with the conveyor.15. The conveying apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein the ...

SHUTTER ASSEMBLY FOR A SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL

Disclosed is a shutter assembly for a self-service terminal. The shutter assembly may comprise a track assembly, a shutter door, and a motor. The shutter door may be installed within the track assembly. The motor may be operative to move the shutter door between a first position and a second position and the first position and a third position. The second position may be located opposite the third position.

PAPER EJECTION APPARATUS INCLUDING TRAY STORED IN A HOUSING TO BE PULLABLE OUT

The paper ejection apparatus includes a housing including an ejection slot for ejecting a paper and a storage space provided below the ejection slot, a tray, formed in an arcuate shape to extend downwards and stored in the storage space to be pullable out from the storage space, for stacking the paper ejected from the ejection slot when the tray is pulled out from the storage space, and a cover swingably provided on the housing between the ejection slot and an opening of the storage space. A swinging end of the cover moves downwards by working with an operation for pulling the tray out from the storage space. 1. A paper ejection apparatus comprising:a housing including an ejection slot for ejecting a paper and a storage space provided below the ejection slot;a tray, formed in a downward arcuate shape and stored in the storage space to be pullable out from the storage space, for stacking the paper ejected from the ejection slot when the tray is pulled out from the storage space; anda cover swingably provided on the housing between the ejection slot and an opening of the storage space; whereina swinging axis of the cover is provided above the opening,the cover is configured to move with a swinging end abutting against an upper surface of the tray and covers the opening when the tray is pulled out from the storage space, andthe swinging end of the cover is configured to move downwards by working with an operation for pulling the tray out from the storage space.2. The paper ejection apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the opening is covered by an end of the tray and the cover as the tray is stored in the storage space.3. The paper ejection apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe tray includes a rib for extending in a paper ejection direction, andthe cover includes a protrusion, provided at the swinging end, for abutting against the rib when the tray is pulled out from the storage space.4. The paper ejection apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe tray is ...

Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus including the same

A sheet feeding device includes a sheet stacking base having a base surface for a sheet, a feeding member, and a pair of cursors. The pair of cursors includes first and second cursors that separate from and come close to each other along the sheet width direction, and is movable between first position and second position. The first and second cursors are separated by the maximum distance at the first position and by the minimum distance at the second position. The first cursor includes a movable base part, and a movable sub-cursor. When a narrow sheet is placed on the base surface, the sub-cursor is moved from the reference position toward the second cursor to be brought into contact with a side face of the narrow sheet to thereby position the narrow sheet.

Recording apparatus

A recording apparatus includes: a housing; a recording section that performs a recording operation on a medium and is disposed inside the housing; a storage section that stores the medium; a transport route along which the medium is transported; a transport section that transports the medium; a reading section that reads an original sheet and is positioned higher than the recording section; a supply section that supplies the original sheet to the reading section; and a supply route through which the original sheet passes. Each of the supply and transport routes is formed at substantially right angles to a width of the housing. The transport route has a curved section in which the medium is turned over. The reading section is positioned behind the recording section in a depth direction from the front to rear surface of the housing.

Device for filling a thin-walled transport container with securities

The invention relates to a device (10) for filling a thin-walled transport container (12) with securities. The device (10) comprises a supply unit (100) for supplying the securities and a stacking unit (200) for stacking the supplied securities. The device (10) further comprises a receiving unit (400) for receiving the thin-walled transport container (12), a holding unit (600) for holding a first closure element (18) and a second closure element (20) for closing the thin-walled transport container (12), a displacement unit (700) for displacing a stack of securities (200) produced with the aid of the stacking unit (200) into the thin-walled transport container (12), a retaining unit (500) for retaining securities transported into the thin-walled transport container (12) in the orientation in which they were supplied to the transport container (12) and/or a closure unit (300) for closing a closure unit (18, 20) and closing the opening of the thin-walled transport container (12).

Medium-discharging device and image reading apparatus

A medium-discharging device includes: a device main body including a medium-discharging section that discharges a medium; a medium-receiving tray that receives the medium discharged by the medium-discharging section; and a pressing member that is configured to be attached to and detached from to the device main body and presses the medium discharged by the medium-discharging section against the medium-receiving tray in a state in which the pressing member is attached to the device main body, in which the pressing member is configured to switch, in the state in which the pressing member is attached to the device main body, between a first state in which the pressing member comes into contact with the medium-receiving tray and a second state in which the pressing member retreats upward so as to be apart from the medium-receiving tray.

PAPER FEED DEVICE WITH 3D MAGNETIC SENSOR

An example paper feed device includes a tray to feed printing paper, a magnetic force generation element to generate a magnetic flux, a 3D magnetic sensor to detect changes in the a density of the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic force generation element in each of three axes, and a controller. The tray has a movable element that is movable in relation to the printing paper. Either the magnetic force generation element or the 3D magnetic sensor is attached to the movable element. The controller determines the position of the movable element based on a detection signal received from the 3D magnetic sensor. 1. A paper feed device comprising:a tray to feed printing paper, the tray having a movable element that is movable in relation to the printing paper;a magnetic force generation element to generate a magnetic flux;a three-dimensional (3D) magnetic sensor to detect changes in a density of the magnetic flux generated by the magnetic force generation element in each of three axes, wherein either the magnetic force generation element or the 3D magnetic sensor is attached to the movable element; anda controller to determine the position of the movable element based on a detection signal received from the 3D magnetic sensor.2. The paper feed device of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic force generation element is a magnet.3. The paper feed device of claim 1 , wherein the tray is a manual feed tray claim 1 , the movable element includes a pair of side guides of the manual feed tray claim 1 , and the controller determines a paper size based on the position of the side guides.4. The paper feed device of claim 3 , wherein the magnetic force generation element is attached to one of the pair of side guides.5. The paper feed device of claim 3 ,wherein the paper feed device is mounted to an image forming apparatus having a housing,wherein the manual feed tray of the paper feed device is attached to the housing of the image forming apparatus, wherein the manual feed tray is ...

Expandable and contractible Paper cassette

신축 가능한 급지 카세트가 개시된다. 본 발명에 따른 급지 카세트에 따르면 베이스 프레임에 대하여 이동 프레임을 슬라이딩시킬 수 있으며, 고정 돌기 및 고정 구멍의 체결 위치를 선택적으로 변경함으로써 이동 프레임의 고정 위치를 조절할 수 있고, 급지 카세트의 길이가 신축 가능하므로 다양한 크기의 용지를 적재할 수 있으며 급지 카세트의 크기에 구속 받지 않고 화상형성장치 자체 및 그 포장 용기의 크기를 줄일 수 있다. A stretchable paper cassette is disclosed. According to the paper cassette according to the present invention, the movable frame can be slid with respect to the base frame, the fixed position of the movable frame can be adjusted by selectively changing the fastening position of the fixing protrusion and the fixing hole, and the length of the paper cassette can be stretched. Therefore, various sizes of paper can be loaded and the size of the image forming apparatus itself and its packaging container can be reduced without being restricted by the size of the paper feed cassette.

Sheet feeding device and image processing system

本发明涉及一种片材给送装置，包括：主体部分，该主体部分具有构造成支撑片材的支撑部分；枢转部分，该枢转部分沿着片材给送方向布置在支撑部分的上游、并且相对于主体部分可枢转地支撑在第一位置和第二位置之间，枢转部分构造成在第一位置中与支撑部分一起支撑片材；滑动部分，该滑动部分可滑动地支撑在枢转部分上；构造成管制滑动部分沿着片材给送方向向下游移动的第一管制部分；构造成管制支撑在支撑部分上的片材的位置的第二管制部分；以及跨越支撑部分和滑动部分形成的引导部分，该引导部分构造成沿着片材给送方向在支撑部分和滑动部分之间引导第二管制部分。本发明还涉及一种包括该片材给送装置的图像形成装置。