Лоток для размещения банкнот

Полезная модель относится к конструктивному выполнению контейнеров (лотков, ящиков, кассет) для размещения листового материала, в частности банкнот, и может быть использована при разработке конструкции лотка загрузки, предназначенного для функционирования в составе роботизированных систем обработки банкнот. Технический результат заключается в упрощении конструкции лотка. Лоток для размещения банкнот содержит короб, открытый сверху и образованный дном, двумя противолежащими продольными стенками и двумя противолежащими торцевыми стенками. Внутри короба установлены поперечные разделительные элементы, разделяющие короб на по меньшей мере два отсека для размещения банкнот таким образом, что каждый отсек для размещения банкнот ограничен двумя соседними разделительными элементами. Один из крайних разделительных элементов установлен с возможностью перемещения. Каждый разделительный элемент содержит пластину, соединенную с продольными стенками короба, и выступы, выполненные на каждой обращенной ...

КАССЕТА ДЛЯ УСТАНОВКИ ДЛИННОМЕРНОГО ПЛОСКОГО ИЗДЕЛИЯ

Изобретение предназначено для установки длинномерного плоского изделия в грунты или другие сыпучие среды, например контактных датчиков для измерения параметров движения объектов в грунте, и может быть использовано в испытательной технике. Кассета содержит отбортованные по верхнему краю и с боковых сторон плоские боковые стенки, разъемно соединенные по отбортовке по верхнему краю и шарнирно по нижнему краю боковой отбортовки, прижим для изделия. Отбортовка одной стенки охватывает отбортовку другой с образованием между ними замкнутой полости с открытым пазом внизу для изделия. На отбортовке верхнего края шарнирно установлены по крайней мере два рычага, каждый из которых шарнирно соединен общей осью с траверсой. Вертикальные сечения кассеты могут иметь форму равнобедренной трапеции, обращенной меньшим основанием вниз. На наружную боковую поверхность кассеты может быть нанесено противоадгезионное покрытие. Прижим для изделия может быть выполнен в виде расположенных друг против друга выступов ...

СИСТЕМА ЧИСТЯЩИХ БУМАЖНЫХ САЛФЕТОК

... 1. Система одноразовых бумажных салфеток для продажи потребителю, содержащаявыдачное устройство для удержания салфеток, причем указанное выдачное устройство имеет визуальную индикацию линии заполнения разбавителя; имножество сухих салфеток, приспособленных для размещения внутри контейнера.2. Система по п.1, в которой указанное выдачное устройство включает обозначающее средство, показывающее количество чистящего агента, которое должно быть добавлено в указанное выдачное устройство.3. Система по п.1, в которой указанное выдачное устройство включает обозначающее средство, показывающее количества нескольких различных чистящих агентов, которые могут быть добавлены в указанное выдачное устройство.4. Система по п.3, в которой указанное средство обеспечивает визуальную индикацию каждого из указанных нескольких количеств.5. Система по п.4, в которой указанное выдачное устройство включает корпус контейнера и закрывающее средства, при чем указанное закрывающее средство установлено на указанный корпус ...

Кассета для плоских деталей

Устройство для бокового выравнивания стапеля листов в самонакладах

Устройство для подачи листового материала из стопы

CПOCOБ БAЗИPOBAHИЯ ПЛOCKИX ДETAЛEЙ BEPXA OБУBИ

Устройство для подачи материала

Изобретение относится к устройствам для подачи материала, нреиму- щественно нежестких или хрупких из текстильных материалов, кожи, бумаги, стекла, фарфора и т.д., и позволяет упростить конструкцию. Материал 25 уложен в полости 24 поддонов 18 в магазине 3. Платформа магазина 3 соединена гибким элементом 15 с плат ...

BEHAELTER FUER EINEN STAPEL VON BILDERN

Feed device for output of envelopes from stack

Feed device for output of things like envelopes which come in as stack has downwards sloping supply channel, another channel going upwards at angle from this, two delivery band units, stripper, etc.. A feed device for the output of flat flexible objects which are input in stacks, especially of envelopes, into a station for further individual manipulation has: a downwards sloping supply channel (1) to accommodate the stack of goods; a channel (4) going obliquely upwards from the lower end of the supply channel, on whose base (6) the delivery bands (9) of a first delivery band unit (10) "having upper fragments from increased friction to the goods" run obliquely upwards and with a direction change then into another direction with minimal inclination, especially horizontally; a second delivery band unit (13) whose "lower fragments" from a region in front of the direction change up to a region above the first delivery band unit in the section of minimal inclination, stand directly opposite the ...

Ausgabeverpackung für Blattstapel

Bogenanleger mit Vorderkantentrennung und Schutzvorrichtung

Anlage zum Sortieren von Papierbogen

Vorstapeleinrichtungssystem mit auf Schienen geführtem Stapeltisch

Ein Vorstapeleinrichtungssystem (1) zum Beladen einer Papierbearbeitungsmaschine, insbesondere einer Falzmaschine, umfassend einen Anleger (3) mit einer vertikal verfahrbaren Halteeinrichtung (13) für einen Stapeltisch (4, 4a), einen verfahrbaren Vor(4, 4a), und mindestens einen Stapeltisch (4, 4a) zur Aufnahme eines Papierstapels, wobei der Stapeltisch (4, 4a) Rollen (5) aufweist, mit denen der Stapeltisch (4, 4a) auf Schienen verfahrbar ist, der Vorstapelwagen (2) erste Schienen (6) aufweist, auf denen der Stapeltisch (4, 4a) verfahrbar ist, die Halteeinrichtung (13) zweite Schienen (14) aufweist, auf denen der Stapeltisch (4, 4a) ebenfalls verfahrbar ist, und die Halteeinrichtung (13) eine vertikale Verfahrposition aufweist, in der die zweiten Schienen (14) der Halteeinrichtung (13) und die ersten Schienen (6) des Vorstapelwagens (2) auf gleicher Höhe angeordnet sind.

Kassette für Medien für ein Medienausgabegerät

Bogenzuführvorrichtung

FALTSCHACHTEL ALS PAPIEREINLEGEKASSETTE FUER KOPIERVORRICHTUNGEN

Test device

Lifting shoe for media handling and related cassette media holder

Laminating apparatus

Lifting shoe for media handling and related cassette media holdr

Apparatus for dividing a bundle of sheet material from a larger bundle

An apparatus for dividing a bundle of sheet material into a number of smaller bundles of sheet material of a predetermined thickness comprises: a platform 14 having a front and a back on which in use the bundle 40 of sheet material to be divided is placed on it's edges; a back wall adjacent the back of the platform against which in use the bundle of sheet material is placed; a recess in the platform; a sliding member 22 moveable from the front to the back of the recess along an axis 20 and pivotable from side to side about the axis and having a portion which extends above the platform; and a finger protruding rearwardly from the sliding member offset from the axis and having a length equal to the predetermined thickness of the smaller bundles of sheet material. The sliding member is slid backwards along the axis until the portion of the sliding member which extends above the platform abuts the bundle of sheet material, the sliding member is then pivoted about the axis to lift the finger ...

Carton forming machine

A carton forming machine having a blank feeding section (1) which receives blanks from stacked supplies of blanks (10, 11) means (2) for gluing folding and compressing side wall of the blank to form reinforced side walls and end flaps, mandrel means (3) about which the blanks are folded, glued and held to form an open topped carton, the mandrel means including first and second mandrels mounted on a rotating turret (15) and having associated blank holding means (17, 18) the machine being operable to rotate the mandrels when a carton has been formed while the carton is held by the holding means to ensure that the glue sets and to present an empty mandrel about which the next blank is to be folded, thereby ensuring that the throughput of the machine is not compromised while the glue sets.

Crash-lock carton magazine

A crash-lock carton magazine slopes upwards and curves towards and beyond the vertical, when the cartoning machine incorporating the magazine in use is in its normally intended attitude of operation; the throat height of the magazine is always less than the height of a carton blank; and, the magazine is shorter at the top than at the bottom so as to create a gap between the first several banks and the rest of the blanks in the stack. ...

Device for dispensing sheets from a magazine

An arrangement for removing sheets, especially X-ray film sheets, from a container in the interior of which such sheets are arranged next to one another in a stack, wherein at least some of the sheets are so dimensioned as to be movable toward and away from an abutment surface, includes at least one roller which engages at least the next sheet to be removed during a moving operation and moves the next sheet into abutment with the abutment surface. A plurality of such rollers may be arranged at the bottom region of the container such that their axes of rotation extend normal to the edges of the sheets which rest on the rollers in an upright position of the container in which the removal operation is performed. However, only one such roller may be provided, this roller being mounted on a carrier member pivotable supported on the engaging and withdrawing device, for rotation about an axis extending parallel to the major surface of the next sheet, this roller reaching through an access opening ...

System and methods for protecting a tether line disposed in a pressurized pipe

A system for protecting a tether line attached to an inspection probe for use in a pipe containing fluid at an elevated pressure, the pipe including an interior surface defining a sharp edge, the system comprising: a launch housing defining an interior chamber sized to receive the inspection probe, the launch housing including a first end fluidly communicating with the pipe, thereby to place the interior chamber at the elevated pressure; a tether line drive coupled to the tether line and configured to advance and retract the inspection probe within the pipe; and a protective structure disposed within the pipe and positioned proximate the sharp edge, the protective structure configured to maintain a space between the intermediate portion of the tether line and the sharp edge. As the tether line is extended and retracted, portions of the tether line are prevented from directly engaging jagged profiles formed in the pressurized pipe. A method comprises: hot-tapping the pipe; attaching a launch ...

CURRENCY NOTE STORING AND DESPENSING SYSTEM

ELECTROSTATIC COPYING

ELECTROSTATIC COPYING

SHEET FEEDING DEVICE

... 1457117 Feeding sheets CANON KK 13 Dec 1973 [15 Dec 1972] 57788/73 Heading B8R Sheets P are separated from a pile by a suction roller 2 which moves down on to the pile to feed the top sheet into a copying machine, the pile being supported in a cassette C. Separate sheets can alternatively be fed by the roller 2, each such sheet being placed manually on the lid C1 of the cassette or on a separate guide plate, said lid on plate being provided with alignment marks by means of which sheets of various sizes can be correctly positioned. The printed sheets are delivered into a tray 11 and can be re-inserted for printing on the opposite side by placing in the requisite position on the lid or plate. The sheets may alternatively be fed by a conveyer belt passing over the feed roller and over a further roller. The lid or guide plate is provided with instructions as to the required orientation of the separate sheets, and is visible when in its operating position.

PRINTING SERVOMECHANISM, ASSEMBLY FIXTURE FOR IT AND RECORDING DEVICE

PROCEDURE FOR THE REPLACEMENT FROM IN RIES STACKING SHEET AND DEVICE FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE PROCEDURE.

DEVICE FOR STORING SHEET PROPERTY.

DEVICE FOR STORING AND SUPPLYING BLATTFORMIGEN MATERIAL SECTIONS

DEVICE FOR CUTTING PAPER WEBS

DEVICE FOR ISOLATING STRIPS AND USES OF SUCH A DEVICE

MECHANISM IN A DEVICE FOR SPENDING NEWSPAPERS

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND INDICATING THE CONTENT OF DOCUMENT CANISTERS

A SHEET STACKING HOPPER

A DISPENSER FOR SEPARATELY DISPENSING WET AND DRY PAPER IN THE SHAPE OF A CONVENTIONAL ROLL OF TOILET PAPER

A dispenser for wet and dry paper formed as a housing composed of a first canister for wet paper and a second canister for dry paper, the first and second canisters being separate and provided with their respective papers in isolation from one another for being removed in use from the respective canister through a dispensing opening therein. The canisters are connected together and define a cylindrical shape for the housing; and the housing is connectable to conventional brackets of toilet paper holders to permit separate dispensing of the wet and dry paper from their respective canisters.

AUTOMATED BANKING MACHINE CURRENCY DISPENSER ARRANGEMENT

An automated banking machine includes a currency note dispenser having a currency cassette, a note picker, a note transporter, and a note presenter. A cassette tambour door automatically opens during insertion of the cassette into the dispenser. The picker can pick notes through the opening. A spring loaded housing wall tab retains the picker shaft in mating connection with a drive pin. The transporter can move notes vertically and horizontally. The transporter includes belts between an idle shaft and a drive shaft. The idle shaft is vertically movable relative to a drive shaft to maintain belt tension. The transporter also includes convexly tapered rollers that automatically recenter a loose belt. A presenter gate is at a note dispensing outlet of the machine. The gate is opened by actuating a lever linked with an arm connected to the gate. The gate opens by moving a pin upward in an angled slot.

DISPOSABLE PROTECTIVE PADS

SHEET STORE

A sheet store such as a banknote cassette comprises a container having an access opening; a closure member for closing the access opening; and a locking device for locking the closure member in its closed position. The locking device is actuated by contactless communication through a wall of the container.

CASSETTE FOR CURRENCY NOTES OR OTHER VALUABLE ARTICLES

CASSETTE FOR CURRENCY NOTES OR OTHER VALUABLE ARTICLES An apparatus or a cassette which is arranged to hold currency notes or other valuable articles and which may be used for transporting currency notes from a bank to an automatic cash dispensing machine. The cassette includes a receptacle for notes, and locking means for locking and unlocking the receptacle. There is provided a tamper indicating mechanism which is arranged to be actuated during an unlocking and locking cycle of operation of the locking means, this mechanism including a latch which is set to a first state when the cassette is loaded with notes. The latch is tripped during an unlocking operation of the locking means, the latch when tripped serving to prevent any further unlocking operation until such time as the latch is reset to its first state.

CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR A MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE CHANGER

MAGAZINE FOR BAGS SUCH AS SACKS

An apparatus is disclosed for transferring valved bags such as cement sacks from a first supply position to a second position whereby they are removed by filling spouts of an associated packing apparatus. First bag transporting means in the form of a conveyor belt has a bag receiving position and a bag discharging position and is adapted to successively move bundles of the bags from the bag receiving position to its discharge position. Second bag transporting means such as a second conveyor belt is positioned adjacent the first transporting means and adapted to successively receive bundles of the bags discharged from the first transporting means and to position the bags so received in a generally upright stacked relation. means for detecting deviations of the height of the stack of bags from a predetermined level resulting from successive removal of each uppermost bag from the stack by filling spouts of the associated packing apparatus, supplies a signal activating the second transporting ...

SAMPLE AND REAGENT RESERVOIR KITS AND LINERS WITH ANTI-VACUUM FEATURE

A pipetting reservoir kit includes a base, a disposable liner, and a lid. The disposable liner includes anti-vacuum channels on the bottom wall to prevent a pipette tip vacuum engaging the wall during aspiration. The groupings of anti-vacuum channels located on the bottom surface of the liner face upward into the basin that holds liquid samples or reagents. The groupings of anti-vacuum channels are spaced in an array 4.5 mm apart for a 384 pipetting head and 9 mm apart for a 96 pipetting head. The anti- vacuum channels also lower the required working volume for the liner and reduce liquid waste.

AUTOMATED BANKING MACHINE CURRENCY DISPENSER ARRANGEMENT

An automated banking machine includes a currency note dispenser having a currency cassette, a note picker, a note transporter, and a note presenter. A cassette tambour door automatically opens during insertion of the cassette into the dispenser. The picker can pick notes through the opening. A spring loaded housing wall tab retains the picker shaft in mating connection with a drive pin. The transporter can move notes vertically and horizontally. The transporter includes belts between an idle shaft and a drive shaft. The idle shaft is vertically movable relative to a drive shaft to maintain belt tension. The transporter also includes convexly tapered rollers that automatically recenter a loose belt. A presenter gate is at a note dispensing outlet of the machine. The gate is opened by actuating a lever linked with an arm connected to the gate. The gate opens by moving a pin upward in an angled slot.

STOCK LIBRARY MECHANISM FOR PROVIDING VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS OF STOCK OBJECTS IN AN IMAGE REPRODUCING SYSTEM

A stock library contains objects that encapsulate attributes of respective stocks that may be used in an image reproducing apparatus. The objects may include visual representations, such as icons, for representing the stocks. A stock library window may display the icons and selected attributes of the stocks to provide a visual catalog of the stocks that are available to an operator. The visual representations may be dragged and dropped to program paper trays, select stocks for print jobs and provide other behavior.

AUTOMATED BANKING MACHINE CURRENCY DISPENSER ARRANGEMENT

An automated banking machine includes a currency note dispenser having a currency cassette, a note picker, a note transporter, and a note presenter. A cassette tambour door automatically opens during insertion of the cassette into the dispenser. The picker can pick notes through the opening. A spring loaded housing wall tab retains the picker shaft in mating connection with a drive pin. The transporter can move notes vertically and horizontally. The transporter includes belts between an idle shaft and a drive shaft. The idle shaft is vertically movable relative to a drive shaft to maintain belt tension. The transporter also includes convexly tapered rollers that automatically recenter a loose belt. A presenter gate is at a note dispensing outlet of the machine. The gate is opened by actuating a lever linked with an arm connected to the gate. The gate opens by moving a pin upward in an angled slot.

SHEET STACK AND DISPENSER PACKAGE THEREFOR

A stack (10) of individual pre-cut sheets (11) and a dispenser for those sheets are disclosed. The dispenser (20) affords reci- procating movement of the stack within the dispenser to afford individual dispensing of the sheets. Optionally, the dispenser (20) may be mounted on the wrist of a user to afford convenient dispensing. ...

DOCUMENT OR COPY SHEET TRAY SHEET SET SENSOR ACTUATOR

A sheet feeding system for an imaging system with a sheet input tray into which sheets are loaded onto the upper surface to be fed downstream, with a sheet sensing system for automatically providing different electrical control signals in response to different sheet sizes and different orientations of the sheets loaded into the tray, with sensor actuators projecting into the tray at different preset positions, each actuator being movably mounted to normally project upwardly through an aperture in the tray until operatively engaged by the sheets loaded onto the sheet input tray extending over the preset position of the actuator. Each actuator has an operative shape tapering upwardly from a relatively large base to a relatively small tip to provide laterally angled sheet engagement surfaces on at least three lateral sides thereof, preferably pyramid shaped. These surfaces are sufficiently angled to push down the actuator and prevent jamming or damage to the actuator from stacks of sheets ...

FEEDING MACHINE

The invention relates to a feeding machine for feeding flat, flexible, conveyed goods (3), especially envelopes, said goods being arranged in stacks (2), into a station for further individual handling. The aim of the invention is to provide a feeding machine of this type which is very reliable, even at high operating speeds. To this end, a stack of goods being conveyed is fed in via a cocked supply channel and transformed into a layered stream of conveyed goods by an arrangement of two conveyor belts (10, 13), said arrangement operating at an angle going upwards from the base of the stack and then horizontally, together with a stripper (21). This layered stream of conveyed goods exits onto a transfer table (12), where detectors (38, 39) control the movement of the stream onto a removal device (30) in such a way that said removal device can remove individual items from the layered stream of conveyed goods at regular intervals.

Druckpresse

ELECTROSTATIC KOPIERVERFAHREN AND MECHANISM TO WOULD DRIVE THROUGH THIS PROCEDURE.

Apparatus for transporting recording carriers in sheet form

DEVICE FOR THE ZUBRINGEN OF STACKED PRODUCTS ON THE DISMANTLING HEIGHT OF THE PILE.

Пакет-распределитель элементов для подвязывания веток растений к опорным проволокам

Изобретение относится к ручным распределительным устройствам элементов предназначенных для подвязывания длинных стержневидных и лентообразных деталей к опорным проволокам и может быть использовано в сельском хозяйстве, строительстве и в других областях. Пакет-распределитель содержит пластинчатую державку, имеющую вид прямоугольного четырехугольника. На продольных ребрах державки своими крюкообразными узлами фиксации нанизаны лентообразные подвязывающие элементы. Нижнее поперечное ребро державки содержит центральный и боковые разрезы и проходящие от краев центрального разреза к продольным ребрам платформы. Высота, сформированных боковыми разрезами и платформами проемов, и расстояние между проемами такие, что подвязывающий элемент имеет возможность свободного отделения от пакета. Державка имеет подвеску и ограничивающие свободный выход подвязывающих элементов выступы. Выступы установлены у верхнего поперечного ребра и со стороны последнего имеют наклонные платформы. Облегчается процесс снятия ...

Card hopper

Object bearing device with pressboard cam for controlling member loading plate inclined degree

Paper carrying table of paper feeding mechanism

Paper cutter layboy that can transpose automatically

Sheet feeder including a plurality of paper cassettes and imaging apparatus

Load port module

A substrate loading device having a frame, a cassette support, and a user interface. The frame is connected to a substrate processing apparatus. The frame has a transport opening through which substrates are transported between the device and processing apparatus. The cassette support is connected to the frame for holding at least one substrate holding cassette. The user interface is arranged forinputting information, and is mounted to the frame so that the user interface is integral with the frame.

Image forming apparatus and the paper feeding cassette for use in the same

Device for separating labels stacked in a feeder

Boîtier chargeur de péllicules de film.

Magasin (10) d'alimentation de produits plats, en feuilles, du genre films, conçu pour contenir une pile de films superposés (12), avec au moins les parties centrales des films dans une configuration courbe, les extrémités avant des films étant adjacentes à un mécanisme séparateur de film (40). La courbure des films est telle qu'ils restent d'eux-mêmes dans des positions désirées dans le magasin (10), indépendamment de leur orientation par rapport à la pesanteur. Lorsqu'on ouvre un couvercle supérieur (28) du magasin, des galets d'avance primaires flottants (48) sont soulevés par des structures à ressort, pour faciliter le chargement des films sur les galets, et lorsqu'on ferme ensuite le couvercle, les galets viennent en contact avec un film intérieur (12i), les films étant maintenus en position par des ressorts à lame (122, 124). L'invention est avantageusement utilisée en vue d'obtenir en série des images de rayons X d'un patient, images qui peuvent ensuite servir dans le cadre d'un ...

DISPOSITIF STRIPEUR POUR L'ENLEVEMENT DE PILES OU DE PAQUETS DEPOSES SUR UN APPAREILLAGE PORTEUR

DISPOSITIF STRIPEUR POUR L'ENLEVEMENT DE PAQUETS OU DE PILES DISPOSES EN PLUSIEURS COUCHES SUR UN SUPPORT, DE PREFERENCE PALETTE. SUR UN GUIDAGE 4, 5 HORIZONTAL DU BATI 1, 3 SE DEPLACE UN CHARIOT 6 DANS LEQUEL PEUT SE SOULEVER ET S'ABAISSER GRACE A UNE COMMANDE 10 UN SUPPORT 18. SUR CE SUPPORT SONT MONTEES EN DENTS DE PEIGNE DEUX RANGEES DE DOIGTS 32, 33 S'ETENDANT VERS LE BAS, QUI PEUVENT SE DEPLACER L'UNE PAR RAPPORT A L'AUTRE SOUS L'ACTION D'UNE COMMANDE 21. APPLICATION NOTAMMENT POUR L'ENLEVEMENT DE PILES OU PAQUETS DE SEGMENTS DE FEUILLE TUBULAIRE DANS LES MACHINES A SACS.

DEVICE FOR SUPPLYING A MAGAZINE FOR UNSTACKING MAIL EDGEWISE

A media casstte for media dispenser

MANUFACTURING FOLDED STRUCTURES AND SHEET THEREFORE

Inserting and retrieving machine for substrate plate

PAPER TOWEL CABINET WITH PAPER TOWEL SUPPORT BAR

A paper towel cabinet includes an enclosure, and an opening that includes first edge a second edge. The cabinet further includes a dispenser module configured to be housed in the enclosure. The dispenser module includes a pair of generally parallel side walls defining a channel having a dispensing end, and a bar' extending between the side walls proximate to the dispensing end. When the dispenser module is disposed in the enclosure with the dispensing end disposed at the opening, the bar extends along the opening between the first edge and the second edge of the opening. When a stack of paper towels is placed in the channel, the bar is disposed between a stack of paper towels and the opening. The paper towel cabinet may also include a bar extending along the opening between the first edge and the second edge without having a dispenser module. The' bar may be formed at any one of the first edge or second edge of the opening by an inwardly curved surface formed by any one of the first edge ...

SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION DEVICE

This sheet feeding device (1) is provided with a cassette (10), a size detection unit (60), and a mounting detection unit (30). The size detection unit (60) detects the size of a sheet loaded on the cassette (10). The size detection unit includes an interlocking member (61) and a switch unit (81). The interlocking member (61) includes a plurality of members for size detection (64) and moves in response to the sliding of a restricting member (11). The switch unit (81) detects the position of the restricting member (11) on the basis of the state of a switch (82) that detects the members for size detection (64). The mounting detection unit (30) includes a member for mounting detection (31) and a mounting detecting member (41). The mounting detecting member (41) detects the member for mounting detection (31) in response to the mounting of the cassette (10). In response to detection of the mounting of the cassette (10) by the mounting detection unit (30), a control unit (70) detects the size ...

WIPE DISPENSING SYSTEM

A thin profile wipe dispensing container is provided for dispensing wipes from a stack of wipes. The dispensing container has a contoured shape to minimize shelf space and integrate with any space and includes an angled container body and hinged lid that snaps shut. The lid is flush with the container body when closed providing the thin profile wipe dispensing container that may easily and economically be used, stored and transported. The container body may further include a removable bridge in an open mouth of the container body with a dispensing aperture through which the wipe may be drawn. The container body may also include a spring device for maintaining the position of the wipes within the dispensing container to help dispense one wipe at a time.

DISPENSERS WITH OPTIONAL SUPPORT OR ATTACHMENT MEANS

An assembly including a dispenser for flexible sheets from a stack, which dispenser has manually separable top and bottom portions defining a cavity therebetween adapted to receive the stack so that the uppermost sheet in the stack can be manually pulled through an opening in the top wall. The assembly can further include one or more of (1) a support member having opposed hook-like distal end portions extending through openings in and engaging the dispensers bottom wall, which support member has finger engagement surfaces shaped to engage adjacent side surfaces of a user's fingers and includes a narrow web like portion between the finger engagement surfaces adapted to comfortably extend between the fingers of a user positioned along the finger engagement surfaces, and includes a retainer portion wider than the web like portion adapted to be positioned along the inner surfaces of a user's fingers that can be releasably engaged with a weighted base to support the support member and dispenser ...

RECORDING MEDIUM REMAINING AMOUNT SENSOR, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE HAVING THE SENSOR, AND PROGRAM

A remaining amount sensor for sensing information on the remaining amount of recording media comprises external force applying means for applying an external force in the direction of the thickness of the recording media and external force sensing means for sensing the external force applied to the recording media. The external force sensing means is so disposed that the recording media are located between the external force applying mean and the external force sensing means. Even before the recording media stacked on an image forming device run out, information on the remaining amount of the recording media can be sensed.

Document transport apparatus

A document transport apparatus for transporting a document sheet to a reading portion to read the document is provided with a first switchback portion for switching back the document sheet of which the front side is read in the reading portion to transport again to the document reading portion, and a second switchback path for switching back the document sheet of which both sides are read to discharge to a sheet discharge tray, and executes the document transport operation so that two sequentially transported sheets are transported in each of the first switchback portion and the second switchback portion with the sheets overlapping in reading the both sides of the sheets, and it is thereby possible to shorten the processing time of reading both sides of the sheets and to improve productivity.

MANUAL FEED TRAYS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A manual feed tray including a cover member pivotally supported at a lower end and assuming a storage position and a sheet feeding position; a sheet feeding platform situated at the lower end side of the cover member in the sheet feeding position, and mounted to the cover member so as to be capable of sliding toward the upper end side of the cover member and so as to leave a gap between the sheet feeding platform and itself; and an extension member assuming a storage position in which the extension member is stored in the gap between the sheet feeding table and the cover member and a pulled-out position.

Device for cutting paper webs

An apparatus for cutting paper webs includes a paper feeding means (102), a cutting means (108) and a paper delay means (106) which is arranged between the paper feeding means (102) and the cutting means (108) and delays the paper web (112), which is being fed, in such a manner that a position where the cutting means (108) cuts the paper web (112) is determined on the paper web (112). A buffer means (104) is arranged between the paper feeding means (102) and the paper delay means (106) so as to receive an accumulating length of the paper web (112) in the form of a loop during the delay of the paper web (112). A control means (190) controls the paper feeding means (102) and the paper delay means (106) in such a manner that the loop (195) received in the buffer means (104) does not fall short of a minimum height (h).

Dispenser of Consumable Products Such as Drinks

A simple, inexpensive, reliable and maintenance-free dispenser in which the stored products are offered automatically on the outside of the dispenser where they can be grasped by a hand without further manipulation. The dispenser includes housings in which the products, stacked in a column, are stored and moved by gravity and, at the base of each housing in front of the first product of the column, outlet orifices are closed by a closing membrane with slits. A slope is provided, in the lower rear part of each housing, to automatically advance the first product a predetermined distance through the outlet orifice so that the product partially emerges and can be grasped by hand on the outside of the dispenser. The dispenser can be used to automatically dispense consumable products, such as drinks, without prepayment, and for all types of industrial, commercial, home and other applications.

Dispenser

The dispenser is comprised of a first hollow body and a second hollow body. The second hollow body fits into the first hollow body. The second hollow body has a closure at the open end. The second hollow body is maintained in the first hollow body by means of an interference fit. There also is at least one vent between the first hollow body and the second hollow body. The second hollow body will contain a medicament. In use the first hollow body and the second hollow body are separated, the lid on the closure of the second hollow body opened and a tablet dispensed into the first hollow body. A liquid such as water is added to the first hollow body to dissolve the tablet. This dissolved medicament is ingested in the usual way and the second hollow body placed back into the first hollow body.

End-effectors for handling microelectronic workpieces

End-effectors may be used to grasp microelectronic workpieces for handling by automated transport devices. One such end-effector includes a plurality of end-effectors and a detector adapted to detect engagement of the edge of the workpiece by at least one of the abutments. An alternative end-effector includes at least three abutments, at least one of which is resiliently connected to an actuator for movement between a retracted position and a deployed position wherein it engages a workpiece.

Composite note container

A note container includes a base assembly and a first and a second compartment. The base assembly has a body and two half covers. The body has an inner space and a pressing button. The half covers are pivotally mounted on the body to cover the inner space. The first compartment is demountably mounted in the inner space of the body and divides the inner space into an upper space and a lower space. The second compartment is pivotally mounted on the body, held in the upper space when the half covers cover the inner space of the body. The second compartment has a receiving recess on which a paper holder with several second stacks of notepaper is mounted. The lower space is adapted to hold first stack of notepaper. The note container contains notepaper in various sizes, shapes and colors.

Sheet Stacker and Finisher Furnished with the Same

Affords sheet stacking device that, in stacking sheets onto a loading tray, enables stacking of the sheets always in the correct posture regardless of the nature of the sheets' surface material. The sheet stacking device includes a tray unit located downstream of a sheet discharging port, a sheet-end regulating member provided on the tray unit, a conveying unit for transporting sheets carried out onto the tray unit though the sheet discharging port, toward the sheet-end regulating member, and a conveyance controller for controlling the conveying unit. In conveying toward the sheet-end regulating member a sheet having been carried onto the tray unit, the conveyance controller varies the running time during which the conveying unit applies conveyance force to the sheet, in accordance with the material nature of the sheet surface.

PRINTER WITH SHEET RETURNING MECHANISM

A printer has a head for printing on a sheet, a storage for storing a plurality of sheets in a stacked condition; and a transfer for sending a piece of sheet from the storage to the head sequentially and returning the piece of sheet from the head to the storage. The transfer returns the piece of sheet that was previously sent to the head, to the storage when no more printing data is stored in the printer. The storage includes a rear wall that abuts an edge of the sheet being returned to the storage from the head. At least one projection is formed on an inner surface of the rear wall. A top surface of the projection is inclined such that the top surface at a distal end of the projection is lower than the top surface at a root of the projection, and a bottom surface of the projection is substantially horizontal or inclined such that the bottom surface at the distal end of the projection is lower than the bottom surface at the root of the projection. The movement of the sheet being returned ...

Paper products dispenser

A dry tissue dispenser fits inside a vehicle's cupholder or other receptacle and may be retained, or seated, therein using a tension or adhesive retention device. The dispenser is generally a tapered cylinder with one closed end, the bottom, and one open end, the top. A lid has an opening in the top end through which tissues or other paper products are pulled. The roll of dry tissues or napkins inside is usually perforated or interfolded so that only one tissue is dispensed at a time and such that the removal of one tissue causes the next tissue to become available.

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.

Feeding device

A feeding device comprises a plurality of cassettes capable of supporting thereon copy mediums, a cassette cradle for holding the cassettes in an operatively associated relationship with one another, feed means for feeding the copy mediums, control means for controlling the feed means to intermittently feed the copy mediums, and means for selectively displacing the cassette cradle to at least two positions to selectively locate at least one of the cassettes at a position where it may be acted on by the feed means, whereby copy mediums may be fed from one of the cassettes.

Product positioning mechanism for a vending machine

A positioning mechanism for a vending machine is provided to properly align product containers for vending purposes. The vending machine includes a cabinet that establishes a product storage zone, a product delivery zone and a dispensing chamber. Arranged within the product storage zone are a plurality of shelves which include dividers that separate the shelves into a plurality of product queues. Each product queue includes an dispensing mechanism that releases a selected product from the product queue for delivery to the dispensing chamber. In addition, each product queue includes a positioning mechanism to align products in the product queue. The positioning mechanism includes a support member secured to the divider and a spacer bar pivotally secured to the support member. The spacer bar automatically adjusts to a width of a product container placed in the product queue in order to assure proper alignment of the product for dispensing.

Indication structure for paper reserves adapted for auto document feed apparatus

An indication structure for paper reserves adapted for auto document feed apparatus includes a housing, a feed module, a printer module, a support element, an elasticity element, a light source, a shield element and a transparent element; wherein, the shield element is arranged on a radiation path of the light source, to shield the part of light, the transparent element is mounted in an opening of the housing, for providing the light radiated out. Whereby, using the simple structure to improve higher manufactured cost, processes and longer time of fabrication.

Sheet feeder with dynamic speed control

A sheet feeding apparatus for image processing systems such as a stencil duplicating machine or a copying machine comprises a sheet feeding time sensor, and a control unit. The control unit compares a sheet feeding time detected by the sheet feeding time sensor with a predetermined reference sheet feeding time, and controls a revolution speed of a sheet feeding roller during or after a sheet feeding operation.

Electrostatic copying apparatus

An electrostatic copying apparatus including detecting means for detecting the longitudinal size of the copying paper unit and a control means for operating the charging corona-discharge device only for a time period corresponding to the detected longitudinal size of the copying paper.

Method and system for job separation in high volume document scanning

A method for job separation in a high volume document scanning is provided. The method includes monitoring a document receiver with a monitor device to determine when a batch of documents has been received by the document receiver and in response to the monitor device determining the batch of documents has been received by the document receiver, automatically inserting a job separation document with a separation document inserter at an end of the batch to separate the batch of documents from a successive batch of documents.

MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A medium supply device includes a medium cassette that accommodates a medium, a dial that is rotatable around a predetermined rotation shaft, an angle-holding part to hold the dial, a subsidiary arm including arm parts that are independently displaceable, and a detection switch with switch parts that are pressed by arm parts of the subsidiary arm. The dial includes a display part on which display elements illustrating a medium size are arranged in a circumferential direction around the rotation shaft, a rotation lock part configured to be locked by the angle-holding part, and a projection formation part that includes projection parts configured to press the arm parts of the subsidiary arm in a circumferential direction around the rotation shaft. The projection parts selectively contact and displace the arm parts in accordance with the rotation angle of the dial to selectively press the switch parts of the detection switch. 1. A medium supply device , comprising:a medium cassette that accommodates a medium and that is installed into a predetermined installation part;a dial that is provided on the medium cassette and that is rotatable around a predetermined rotation shaft;an angle-holding part that is configured to hold the dial at a predetermined rotation angle;a subsidiary arm that is provided to face the dial of the medium cassette that is installed on the installation part and that includes a plurality of arm parts that are independent of each other and that are independently displaceable; anda detection switch that includes a plurality of switch parts that are pressed by the plurality of arm parts of the subsidiary arm, wherein a display part on which a plurality of display elements that illustrate a medium size are arranged in a circumferential direction around the rotation shaft,', 'a rotation lock part that is configured to be locked by the angle-holding part, and', 'a projection formation part that includes a plurality of projection parts configured to press ...

Medium Storage Box, Medium Handling Apparatus and Financial Device

A medium storage box is provided. The medium storage box includes a first supporting plate for storing first medium, a second supporting plate spaced apart from the first supporting plate, for storing second medium, and a pickup roller, disposed between the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate, for selectively picking up one of the first medium and the second medium. 1. A medium storage box comprising:a first supporting plate for storing first medium;a second supporting plate spaced apart from the first supporting plate, for storing second medium; anda pickup roller, disposed between the first supporting plate and the second supporting plate, for selectively picking up one of the first medium and the second medium.2. The medium storage box of claim 1 , wherein the first supporting plate is located below the pickup roller claim 1 ,wherein the second supporting plate is arranged above the pickup roller, andwherein the second supporting plate is provided with a hole where the pickup roller penetrates.3. The medium storage box of claim 2 , further comprising a pushing plate pushing the second medium on the second supporting plate toward the pickup roller to pick up the second medium.4. The medium storage box of claim 1 , further comprising:a connecting plate connected to a rotation axis of the pickup roller; andan elastic member providing an elastic force to the connecting plate, the elastic force allowing the rotation axis to be moved toward the first supporting plate.5. The medium storage box of claim 4 , wherein claim 4 , when the second medium is withdrawn claim 4 , the first supporting plate provides a pushing force toward the pickup roller in such a way that the rotation axis is rotated together with the connecting plate claim 4 , andwherein the connecting plate is fastened by a fastening part at a position where the connecting plate is moved.6. The medium storage box of claim 1 , further comprising:a first feed roller for accepting the first ...

SHEET GUIDE AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS

A sheet guide includes a base on which a sheet is placed; a pinion which is rotatably provided on the base; a pair of racks which are extended in a sliding direction, which sandwich the pinion therebetween, which are engaged with the pinion to move opposite to each other in the sliding direction; a pair of positioning members which are provided at one end portions of the pair of racks respectively; a sliding guide which is formed in the base and which guides the pair of racks in the sliding direction; and a contact portion which is provided at a side of at least one rack of the racks; a first supporting member configured to press the contact portion to urge the at least one rack against the pinion; and a second supporting member configured to support the other end portion of the at least one rack. 1. A sheet guide configured to guide a sheet in a predetermined direction , comprising:a base on which the sheet is placed;a pinion which is rotatably provided on the base;a pair of racks which are extended in a sliding direction perpendicular to the predetermined direction, which face each other sandwiching the pinion therebetween, which are engaged with the pinion to move opposite to each other in the sliding direction by a rotation of the pinion, which have one end portion and the other end portion in the sliding direction respectively, and the pinion being provided between one end portion and the other end portion;a pair of positioning members which are provided at one end portions of the pair of racks respectively, and which come closer and move away from each other by movement of the pair of racks to position the sheet in the sliding direction;a sliding guide which is formed in the base, which is slidably engaged with one end portion of each of the pair of racks to guide the pair of racks in the sliding direction;a contact portion which is provided at a side of at least one rack of the racks opposite to a side engaged with the pinion, and which is protruded at a ...

MEDIUM CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A medium conveyance apparatus used in an image forming apparatus, includes a medium mounting unit held at a body or apparatus frame for mounting a medium, a conveying member supported rotationally around an axis to the body for conveying the medium, and a separating member being held at the body and contacting with the conveying member. The medium mounting unit includes an engaging portion for engaging the body, whereas the body or apparatus frame includes an engaged portion to be engaged with the engaging portion, and the engaging portion includes a contacting portion for regulating the body or apparatus frame in a conveyance direction of the medium. This medium conveyance apparatus maintains improved medium conveyance capability for a long period. 1. A medium conveyance apparatus comprising:a medium mounting unit held at a body for mounting a medium;a conveying member supported rotationally around an axis to the body for conveying the medium; anda separating member being held at the body and contacting with the conveying member,wherein the medium mounting unit includes an engaging portion for engaging the body,wherein the body includes an engaged portion to be engaged with the engaging portion, andwherein the engaging portion includes a contacting portion for regulating the body in a conveyance direction of the medium.2. The medium conveyance apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a frame member secured to the body claim 1 , wherein the medium mounting unit and the separating member are held at the frame member claim 1 , and wherein the engaged portion is formed at the frame member.3. The medium conveyance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the medium mounting unit is pivotally held claim 1 , and wherein the engaging portion and the engaged portion are engaged where the medium mounting unit is at an operational position for conveying the medium.4. The medium conveyance apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the engaged portion includes an ...

SHEET AMOUNT INDICATOR AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Disclosed is a sheet amount indicator for use in a sheet-feeding tray. The sheet-feeding tray includes a sheet stacking part having a base plate where sheets are stacked, and the base plate is configured to rise up for feeding of a topmost sheet stacked. The sheet amount indicator includes a viewing part disposed on an outer surface of the sheet stacking part, an indicator member configured to move as seen through the viewing part, a cooperative mechanism configured to move in accordance with a vertical movement of the base plate, and an amplifying mechanism disposed outside the sheet stacking part and connected to the cooperative mechanism so as to amplify the movement of the cooperative mechanism to transmit the amplified movement to the indicator member. 1. A sheet amount indicator for use in a sheet-feeding tray , the sheet-feeding tray including a sheet stacking part having a base plate where sheets are stacked , the base plate being configured to rise up for feeding of a topmost sheet stacked , the sheet amount indicator comprising:a viewing part disposed on an outer surface of the sheet stacking part;an indicator member configured to move as seen through the viewing part;a cooperative mechanism configured to move in accordance with a vertical movement of the base plate; andan amplifying mechanism disposed outside the sheet stacking part and connected to the cooperative mechanism so as to amplify the movement of the cooperative mechanism to transmit the amplified movement to the indicator member.21. The sheet amount indicator as claimed in claim , whereinthe cooperative mechanism includes a first arm configured to rotate in accordance with the vertical movement of the base plate, the first arm being disposed near an outer edge of the base plate, one end the first arm being in contact with the base plate and another end of the first arm extending outside of the sheet stacking part, andthe amplifying mechanism includes a second arm disposed at a front side of ...

MEDIUM LOADER DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS

A medium loader device includes a first medium loader member configured to load a medium, a second medium loader member usable as an extension of the first medium loader member, and a support member configured to support the first medium loader member and the second medium loader member and to form a storage area capable of storing the second medium loader member between the support member and the first medium loader member. The support member includes a holder configured to hold the first medium loader member such that the first medium loader member moves relative to the support member when the second medium loader member is moved from a usage position where the second medium loader member is used as the extension of the first medium loader member to a storage position where the second medium loader member is stored in the storage area. 1. A medium loader device comprising:a first medium loader member configured to load a medium;a second medium loader member usable as an extension of the first medium loader member; anda support member configured to support the first medium loader member and the second medium loader member and to form a storage area capable of storing the second medium loader member between the support member and the first medium loader member, 'a holder configured to hold the first medium loader member such that the first medium loader member moves relative to the support member when the second medium loader member is moved from a usage position where the second medium loader member is used as the extension of the first medium loader member to a storage position where the second medium loader member is stored in the storage area.', 'wherein the support member includes'}2. The medium loader device according to claim 1 , whereinthe support member further includes a second loader member support part configured to support the second loader member movably between the usage position and the storage position.3. The medium loader device according to claim ...

SHEET-SUPPLY CASSETTE, AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING SHEET-SUPPLY CASSETTE

A sheet-supply cassette including a main member open upward and adapted to store a plurality of recording sheets stacked on each other, each of which is separated from the other recording sheets, and is fed in a sheet-feed direction, by a sheet feeder; an inclined sheet-separate plate provided in a downstream-side portion of the main member as seen in the sheet-feed direction, and which cooperates with the sheet feeder to separate the each recording sheet from the other recording sheets; and a plurality of back-surface support portions which are formed integrally with the downstream-side portion of the main member, such that the back-surface support portions are distant from each other in a perpendicular direction substantially perpendicular to the sheet-feed direction. The inclined sheet-separate plate is detachably attached to the back-surface support portions such that a back surface of the inclined sheet-separate plate is supported by the back-surface support portions. 1. A sheet-supply device for an image forming apparatus , comprising:a sheet holding portion having a sheet holding surface on which a plurality of sheets are to be held;a sheet feeder configured to feed the sheets held on the sheet holding surface;a support member including a plurality of first engaging portions; and a plurality of inclined surfaces which are inclined relative to the sheet holding surface of the sheet holding portion, each of the inclined surfaces facing obliquely upward and extending obliquely from a bottom position thereof adjacent to the sheet holding surface of the sheet holding portion to a top position thereof, such that, when one of the sheets is fed by the sheet feeder in a sheet-feed direction to the inclined surfaces, the sheet-separation unit guides a leading end of the one of the sheets in an obliquely upward direction along the inclined surfaces;', 'a plurality of second engaging portions each of which is configured to be engaged with a corresponding one of the ...

SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATED WITH THE SAME

A sheet transport device has a housing member, a sheet tray, a transport path, a dispensing portion, a feeding portion, and a projecting member. Sheets are accommodated in the sheet tray. The sheet tray is detachably attached to the housing member, and is configured to be pulled out of the housing member in a first direction. The transport path is disposed in the housing member, and extends from the sheet tray in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The dispensing portion dispenses the sheets to the transport path. The feeding portion is rotated in contact with the sheet for feeding the sheet toward downstream of the transport path. The projecting member is configured to be projected and retracted with respect to the transport path near the imaginary line extending from a sheet nip portion in the first direction. 1. A sheet transport device , comprising:a housing member;a sheet tray in which a number of sheets are accommodated, the sheet tray being detachably attached to the housing member and configured to be pulled out of the housing member in a first direction;a sheet transport path which is formed in the housing member, and extends from the sheet tray in a second direction intersecting with the first direction;a sheet dispensing portion which is disposed to face the sheets accommodated in the sheet tray, and dispenses the sheets to the sheet transport path;a sheet feeding portion which is rotated in contact with the sheet dispensed from the sheet dispensing portion, and feeds the sheet toward downstream of the sheet transport path;a sheet separating portion which is disposed to face the sheet feeding portion, and separates the sheet to be fed from the other sheets; anda projecting member which is configured to be projected and retracted with respect to the sheet transport path at a position near an imaginary line extending from a sheet nip portion in the first direction, the sheet nip portion being formed by the sheet feeding portion and the ...

MEDIUM FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A medium feeding apparatus includes an apparatus main body, and a medium cassette removably inserted into the apparatus main body. The medium cassette is configured to store a medium. The medium cassette includes a medium positioning unit for determining a position of the medium, and a locking unit that locks a movement of the medium positioning unit when the medium cassette is inserted into the apparatus main body and before the medium cassette reaches a predetermined position in the apparatus main body. 1. A medium feeding apparatus comprising:an apparatus main body, anda medium cassette removably inserted into the apparatus main body, the medium cassette being configured to store a medium,wherein the medium cassette comprises:a medium positioning unit for determining a position of the medium, anda locking unit that locks a movement of the medium positioning unit when the medium cassette is inserted into the apparatus main body and before the medium cassette reaches a predetermined position in the apparatus main body.2. The medium feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus main body includes a contacting section provided so that the contacting section faces the medium cassette when the medium cassette reaches the predetermined position in the apparatus main body claim 1 ,wherein the locking unit locks the medium positioning unit by contacting the contacting section.3. The medium feeding apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the contacting section includes a slope portion which is inclined with respect to a bottom portion of the medium cassette.4. The medium feeding apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the medium positioning unit includes a medium guide movably provided on the medium cassette claim 2 , andwherein the locking unit locks a movement of the medium guide.5. The medium feeding apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the medium guide includes a rack portion;wherein the medium cassette includes a rotatable pinion gear that ...

SHEET SUPPLYING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME

A sheet supplying device includes a recording media container to accommodate a stack of recording media therein, a sheet feeding unit to feed a recording medium from the stack of recording media in the recording media container, a frame to support the recording media container and the sheet feeding unit, a holder to hold the recording media container by surrounding the outer circumference of the recording media container, and a locking mechanism to engage the frame and the holder with each other. The recording media container is detachably attachable to the frame in a first detaching and attaching operation and a second detaching and attaching operation. The locking mechanism causes the frame and the holder to engage at removal of the recording media container in the first detaching and attaching operation. 1. A sheet supplying device comprising:a recording media container to accommodate a stack of recording media therein;a sheet feeding unit to feed a recording medium from the stack of recording media in the recording media container;a frame to support the recording media container and the sheet feeding unit;a holder to hold the recording media container by surrounding the outer circumference of the recording media container; anda locking mechanism to engage the frame and the holder with each other, the recording media container being detachably attachable to the frame in:a first detaching and attaching operation in which the recording media container is inserted into or removed from the frame in a direction parallel to a sheet conveyance direction in which the recording medium is fed and conveyed upstream or downstream by the sheet feeding unit, and the recording media container is separated from the frame and the holder with the holder remaining in the frame; anda second detaching and attaching operation in which the recording media container is inserted into or removed from the frame in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction, and the ...

RECORDING MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

A recording medium supply device includes a cassette attachable to and detachable from a main body and capable of stacking recording medium thereon, a feeding roller which feeds the uppermost recording medium to the main body from a leading end of the recording medium, a regulating member which is arranged forward in the direction in which the cassette is removed from the main body as seen from the feeding roller, and a projection preventing member attached adjacent to the tip portion of the cassette facing the leading end of the recording medium. The position of the lower end of the regulating member is higher than the cassette attached to the main body, and lower than the lower end of the feeding roller, and the position of the upper end of the projection preventing member is higher than the position of the lower end of the regulating member. 1. (canceled)2. A sheet supply device comprising:a cassette configured to stack sheets thereon, the cassette being detachably attached to the device;a roller configured to feed the stacked sheets one by one, the fed sheet moves over a front wall of the cassette; anda member capable of rising up higher than the front wall to prevent the stacked sheet from moving beyond the front wall, while detaching the cassette from the sheet supply device, wherein the member does not rise up when the roller feeds the stacked sheets.3. The sheet supply device according to claim 2 , wherein the cassette has an urging mechanism to urge the stacked sheet so that an uppermost sheet of the stacked sheets is located higher than the front wall and the member rises up higher than the uppermost sheet.4. The sheet supply device according to claim 2 , farther comprising a guide mechanism configured to guide the cassette when attaching and detaching the cassette claim 2 , wherein the member rises up and then moves down while attaching or detaching the cassette the device by the guide mechanism.5. The sheet supply device according to claim 4 , wherein ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF REDUCING TIME AND EFFORT FOR USER IN SETTING SIZE OF IRREGULAR-SIZE SHEET, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

An image forming apparatus which is capable of reducing time and effort for a user in setting a size of an irregular-size sheet. Width information indicative of a width of a sheet set by the user is stored in a storage unit. A width of the sheet held by a sheet holding unit that holds the sheet is detected. From the width information stored in the storage unit, candidates for a size of the sheet are extracted based on the detected width of the sheet. The extracted candidates for a size of the sheet are displayed on a display. A size of the sheet selected by the user from among the displayed candidates for a size of the sheet is set as a size of the sheet held by the sheet holding unit. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a storage unit configured to store width information indicative of a width of a sheet set by a user;a sheet holding unit configured to hold the sheet;a detection unit configured to detect a width of the sheet held by said sheet holding unit;an extraction unit configured to, from the width information stored in said storage unit, extracts candidates for a size of the sheet based on the width of the sheet detected by said detection unit;a display unit configured to display, on a display, the candidates for a size of the sheet extracted by said extraction unit; anda setting unit configured to set a size of the sheet selected by the user from among the candidates for a size of the sheet displayed by said display unit as a size of the sheet held by said sheet holding unit.2. An image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said extraction unit extracts sizes of sheets having widths whose differences from the width of the sheet detected by said detection unit are equal to or smaller than a first value determined in advance from among widths represented by the width information stored in said storage unit.3. An image forming apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein said storage unit further stores width information indicative of a width of a ...

SHEET LOADING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING SAME

A sheet loading device includes a sheet tray, a lift plate, a restricting part, and an auxiliary restricting member. The restricting part is movable to a plurality of predetermined fixed positions and restricts a position of the sheets in a sheet width direction. The auxiliary restricting member is disposed on the one edge side of the restricting part. The auxiliary restricting member restricts, with first biasing force, the side edge of the sheets lifted by the lift plate when the number of sheets housed in the sheet tray is a first number of sheets, and restricts, with second biasing force that is greater than the first biasing force, the side edge of the sheets lifted by the lift plate when the number of sheets housed in the sheet tray is a second number of sheets that is greater than the first number of sheets. 1. A sheet loading device , comprising:a sheet tray which has a sheet housing space for housing a plurality of sheets;a lift plate which is disposed in the sheet housing space, has a top face as a loading face for loading the sheets, and lifts one edge of the sheets upward;a restricting part which is movable among a plurality of predetermined fixed positions and which is disposed facing a side edge of the sheets which intersects with the one edge of the sheets, the restricting part being configured to restrict a position of the sheets in a sheet width direction; andan auxiliary restricting member which is disposed on the one edge side of the restricting part in a manner of protruding further toward the side edge of the sheets housed in the sheet tray than the restricting part and restricts, with first biasing force, the side edge of the sheets lifted by the lift plate when the number of sheets housed in the sheet tray is a first number of sheets, and restricts, with second biasing force that is greater than the first biasing force, the side edge of the sheets lifted by the lift plate when the number of sheets housed in the sheet tray is a second number of ...

RECORDING APPARATUS

A recording apparatus includes a lower tray configured to store a recording medium, an upper tray which is provided above the lower tray and configured to store a recording medium, and a feeding roller capable of contacting each of the recording medium stored in the lower tray and the recording medium stored in the upper tray from above. The lower tray and the upper tray are attached to and detached from an apparatus body including a recording unit and the feeding roller, independently from each other. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:a recording unit configured to execute recording on a recording medium;a lower tray configured to store a recording medium;an upper tray which is provided above the lower tray and configured to store a recording medium; anda feeding roller capable of contacting each of the recording medium stored in the lower tray and the recording medium stored in the upper tray from above,wherein the lower tray and the upper tray are attached to and detached from an apparatus body including the recording unit and the feeding roller, independently from each other.2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a state in which one of the lower tray and the upper tray has not been mounted to the apparatus body and the other of the lower tray and the upper tray has been mounted to the apparatus body claim 1 , the recording medium is fed by the feeding roller from the other thereof.3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the feeding roller is supported at an intermediate position claim 1 , which is lower than a position of the feeding roller reached when the feeding roller contacts a bottom surface of the upper tray and higher than a position of the feeding roller reached when the feeding roller contacts a recording medium set as a top sheet in the lower tray in a state in which a maximum number of recording media are stored in the lower tray claim 1 , in a state of the upper tray and the lower tray being detached from ...

RECORDING APPARATUS

A recording apparatus includes a lower tray which is detachably mounted to an apparatus body, an upper tray provided above the lower tray, which is detachably mounted to the apparatus body, and a feeding roller capable of contacting each of a recording medium stored in the lower tray and the recording medium stored in the upper tray from above. The feeding roller is supported at an intermediate position, which is lower than a position of the feeding roller reached when the feeding roller contacts a bottom surface of the upper tray and higher than a position of the feeding roller reached when the feeding roller contacts a recording medium set as a top sheet in a state in which a maximum number of recording media are stored in the lower tray, in an unmounted state of the upper tray and the lower tray. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:a recording unit configured to execute recording on a recording medium;a lower tray which is detachably mounted to an apparatus body including the recording unit and which is configured to store a recording medium;an upper tray provided above the lower tray, which is detachably mounted to the apparatus body and which is configured to store a recording medium; anda feeding roller capable of contacting each of the recording medium stored in the lower tray and the recording medium stored in the upper tray from above,wherein the feeding roller is supported at an intermediate position, which is lower than a position of the feeding roller reached when the feeding roller contacts a bottom surface of the upper tray and higher than a position of the feeding roller reached when the feeding roller contacts a recording medium set as a top sheet in a state in which a maximum number of recording media are stored in the lower tray, in a state of the upper tray and the lower tray being detached from the apparatus body.2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a course of moving the upper tray to an abutting position in a mounting ...

SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

The present invention provides a sheet feeder, including: a support member which can be rotated around a pivot at upstream side thereof in a sheet feeding direction and supports sheets; a driving unit rotating the support member upwardly; a feeding portion feeding the sheets; a first detection unit detecting the sheets on the support member at a first detection position above the support member; a second detection unit detecting the sheets on the support member at a second detection position located at upstream of the first detection position and below the first detection position; and a stacking amount determining portion determining a stacking amount of the sheets on the support member, based on a period of time between a time when the second detection unit detects the sheets and a time when the first detection unit detects the sheets while the support member is upwardly rotated by the driving unit. 1. A sheet feeder , comprising:a support member which can be rotated around a pivot at upstream side thereof in a sheet feeding direction and supports sheets;a driving unit which rotates the support member upwardly;a feeding portion which feeds the sheets on the support member;a first detection unit which detects the sheets on the support member at a first detection position above the support member;a second detection unit which detects the sheets on the support member at a second detection position located at upstream of the first detection position in the sheet feeding direction and below the first detection position; anda stacking amount determining portion determining a stacking amount of the sheets on the support member, based on a period of time between a time when the second detection unit detects the sheets and a time when the first detection unit detects the sheets while the support member is upwardly rotated by the driving unit.2. A sheet feeder according to claim 1 , wherein:the first detection unit is an upper surface detection sensor which detects a ...

SHEET FEED UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME

A sheet feed unit includes a medium container configured to contain sheet-like recording media; a bottom plate disposed in the medium container and configured to accommodate the recording media thereon; a sheet feed device configured to feed out the recording media contained in the medium container; a main body of the sheet feed unit, which the medium container can be inserted into and pulled out from, including the sheet feed device; and a displaying member configured to display a remaining level of the recording media in the medium container, the displaying member including a first display oriented in a first direction and a second display oriented in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The sheet feed unit improves a freeness in the observable range of the displaying member and the remaining level of the recording media in the medium container can be more accurately ascertained. 1. A sheet feed unit comprising:a medium container configured to contain recording media;a bottom plate disposed in the medium container, on which the recording media is stackable;a sheet feed device configured to feed out the recording media contained in the medium container;a main body of the sheet feed unit, which the medium container can be inserted into and pulled out from, including the sheet feed device; anda displaying member configured to display a remaining level of the recording media contained in the medium container, the displaying member including a first display oriented in a first direction and a second display oriented in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.2. The sheet feed unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the medium container is configured to be pulled out in two directions claim 1 , a first direction via the sheet feed device and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.3. The sheet feed unit as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first display and the second display are disposed at a corner portion adjacent to ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus capable of easily performing jammed sheet recovery in a sheet feeding portion is provided. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a sheet accommodation portion that is detachably mounted on an apparatus body;a conveyance guide member that is detachably mounted on the apparatus body above the sheet accommodation portion mounted on the apparatus body and that forms a sheet conveyance path which guides a sheet; andsupporting portions that are installed in the apparatus body to face each other and that laterally support the sheet accommodation portion and the conveyance guide member, the supporting portions including first guide portions which guide attachment and detachment of the sheet accommodation portion into and from the apparatus body and second guide portions which guide attachment and detachment of the conveyance guide member into and from the apparatus body.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising accommodation guided portions which protrude on both sides of the sheet accommodation portion in an attachment and detachment direction of the sheet accommodation portion claim 1 , and the accommodation guided portion are slid along the first guide portions and guide the sheet accommodation portion to a predetermined mounting position claim 1 , andconveyance guided portions which protrude on both sides of the conveyance guide member in the attachment and detachment direction, and the conveyance guided portion guide the conveyance guide member to a predetermined mounting position.3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the second guide portions are continuously provided on a downstream side of the first guide portions in the attachment and detachment direction, and common opening portions which the accommodation guided portions and the conveyance guided portions are inserted into and extracted from are formed on upstream-side ends of the first guide portions in a mounting direction.4. ...

SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE AND IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE

A first guide member and a second guide member define therebetween a first path. The second guide member and a third guide member define therebetween a second path. The second guide member pivots between a first position in which a first contact surface of a contact portion thereof is in contact with the first guide member, and a second position in which the first contact surface is separated from the first guide member. The third guide member pivots between a third position in which a third contact surface thereof is in contact with the second contact surface of the second guide member in the first position, and a fourth position in which the third contact surface is separated from the second guide member. The first, second, and third contact surfaces are disposed outer than the first path and the second path in a direction perpendicular to a sheet conveying direction. 1. A sheet conveying device comprising:a first guide member;a second guide member disposed facing the first guide member to define therebetween a first curved path along which a sheet is to be conveyed in a first conveying direction; anda third guide member disposed facing the second guide member to define therebetween a second curved path along which a sheet is to be conveyed in a second conveying direction,wherein the first guide member is opposite to the third guide member relative to the second guide member,wherein the second guide member comprises a contact portion comprising a first contact surface and a second contact surface and is configured to pivot between a first position in which the first contact surface is in contact with the first guide member, and a second position in which the first contact surface is separated from the first guide member,wherein the third guide member comprises a third contact surface and is configured to pivot between a third position in which the third contact surface is in contact with the second contact surface of the second guide member in the first position, ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND SHEET POSITIONING DEVICE USING METHOD OF SHEET POSITIONING

An image forming apparatus to which a sheet positioning device can be provided to perform a sheet positioning includes an image forming device and a sheet positioning device that includes a sheet setting plate, a pair of side fence units disposed facing each other along opposite sides of the sheet setting plate to move in a lateral direction of the sheet, a moving mechanism to move the pair of side fence units, a contact member to contact and press the sheet, a position detector to detect the position of the contact member, and a controller moving the pair of side fence units when the sheet is placed on the sheet setting plate, halting movement of the pair of side fence units after the contact member has contacted and pressed the sheet, and moving the pair of side fence units again based on detection results obtained by the position detector. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:an image forming device to form an image on a surface of a sheet of recording media; anda sheet positioning device to position the sheet before feeding the sheet to the image forming device, a sheet setting plate to accommodate the sheet of recording media set thereon;', 'a pair of side fence units disposed facing each other along opposite sides of the sheet setting plate and configured to move in the lateral direction perpendicular to a conveyance direction of the sheet on the sheet setting plate;', 'a moving mechanism disposed on a back side of the sheet setting plate and configured to move the pair of side fence units in the lateral direction;', 'a contact member disposed to at least one of the pair of side fence units, protruding from a surface of the one of the pair of side fence units toward a center thereof in the lateral direction and configured to contact a lateral end of the sheet and press the sheet in the lateral direction;', 'a position detector to detect the position of the contact member in the lateral direction on the sheet setting plate; and', 'a controller configured to ...

SHEET STORAGE CASSETTE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A sheet storage cassette can include a sheet supporting board and a restriction guide. The sheet supporting board can support at least one sheet thereon. The restriction guide can be arranged on the sheet supporting board and include a sheet holding surface that is substantially perpendicular to the sheet support board. The restriction guide can further include a mark indicated part at an upper side thereof, where the mark indicated part can extend at least partly along a plane that intersects a plane of the holding surface and can indicate a maximum storage capacity level of the sheet storage cassette. 1. A sheet storage cassette , comprising:a movable restriction guide arranged on a base of the sheet storage cassette, and configured to restrict a position of at least one sheet on the sheet storage cassette,wherein the restriction guide includes a first plane and a second plane that is formed so as to be substantially parallel to the first plane, and so as to have difference in level with respect to the first plane, andthe first plane includes a mark indicating a level of a maximum storage capacity of the sheet storage cassette.2. The sheet storage cassette of claim 1 , whereinthe first plane and the second plane are substantially parallel to the base, andthe first plane is closer to the base than is the second plane.3. The storage cassette of claim 2 , whereinthe restriction guide further includes a third plane that is substantially perpendicular to the base, andthe first plane and the second plane are connected to the third plane at an upper part of the third plane.4. The storage cassette of claim 1 , wherein the mark includes a triangular recess.5. An image forming apparatus claim 1 , comprising:{'claim-ref': {'@idref': 'CLM-00001', 'claim 1'}, 'the sheet storage cassette according to .'} This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 13/485,890, filed on May 31, 2012. Furthermore, this application claims the benefit of priority of Japanese application ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

An image forming apparatus includes an engagement member provided on a sheet supply cassette, a biasing member with a first part, a second part and an elastic part formed of elastic material. The first and second parts are linked with the elastic part. The second part is supported to a apparatus main body with a swing shaft. The first part engaging with the engagement member so that the biasing member maintains a compressed state by the engagement member, and a guide restriction member provided on the apparatus main body restrict a movement of the first part. 1. An image forming apparatus in which a sheet supply cassette configured to stack recording media thereon slidably moves in an installation direction and a pull-out direction so that the sheet supply cassettes changes its position between a pull-out position where the sheet supply cassette is pulled out from an apparatus main body and an installation position where the sheet supply cassette is installed to the apparatus main body , the image forming apparatus comprising:an engagement member provided on the sheet supply cassette; the first and second parts being linked with the elastic part,', 'the second part being supported to the apparatus main body with a swing shaft such that the second part swings around the swing shaft,', 'the first part engaging with the engagement member so that the biasing member maintains a compressed state by the engagement member; and, 'a biasing member that is configured with a first part, a second part and an elastic part formed of an elastic material,'}a guide restriction member provided on the apparatus main body and configured to restrict a movement of the first part in the installation direction and the pull-out direction.2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , whereinthe guide restriction member includes a position restriction part configured to positionally restrict the first part on an upperstream side of the second part in the installation direction when the ...

MEDIA CONTAINER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A media container includes a holding portion having a holding surface on which media are held; a jogger that comes into contact with edges of the media held on the holding surface to align the edges of the media, the jogger having a blower nozzle from which gas is ejected at the edges of the media held on the holding surface; a guided member that is supported by the jogger member and is supported by the holding portion so as to be movable toward and away from the edges of the media; a blowing device that is supported by the holding portion and ejects the gas at the media; and a flow path that is formed inside the guided member and connects the blowing device and the blower nozzle, through which the gas from the blowing device flows. 1. A media container comprising:a holding portion having a holding surface on which media are held;a jogger that comes into contact with edges of the media held on the holding surface to align the edges of the media, the jogger having a blower nozzle from which gas is ejected at the edges of the media held on the holding surface;a guided rack member that is supported by the jogger member and is supported by the holding portion so as to be movable toward and away from the edges of the media;a blowing device that is supported by the holding portion and ejects the gas at the media; and a flow path that is located inside the guided rack member and connects the blowing device and the blower nozzle, through which the gas from the blowing device flows.2. The media container according to claim 1 , further comprising a gear claim 1 ,wherein the jogger includes a first jogger that aligns first edges of the media and a second jogger that aligns second edges of the media,wherein the guided rack member includes a first guided rack member supported by the first jogger and the second guided rack member supported by the second jogger, the first guided rack member having a first meshing portion and the second guided rack member having a second meshing ...

SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM

A sheet feeder is disclosed for feeding sheets from a stack by one sheet in a sheet feeding direction, the one sheet being an uppermost sheet of the sheet stack. The sheet feeder includes: a sheet stacker for accommodating the sheet stack therein; a side fence to regulate side ends of the sheets and movable in a direction perpendicular to the sheet feeding direction; a slide shaft arranged in the side fence and extending in a vertical direction; a link member that swings as the side fence moves, a first end of the link member configured to be slidable along the slide shaft, and a second end of the link member configured to be pivotable about a pivot point, which is arranged on a side wall of the sheet stacker at a position lower than the first end; and a swing stopper unit that stops swing of the link member. 1. A sheet feeder for feeding sheets from a sheet stack containing a plurality of sheets one sheet by one sheet in a sheet feeding direction , the one sheet being an uppermost sheet of the sheet stack , the sheet feeder comprising:a sheet stacker for accommodating the sheet stack therein;a side fence arranged inside the sheet stacker to regulate side ends of the sheets and movable in a direction perpendicular to the sheet feeding direction;a slide member, extending in a vertical direction;a link member to swing as the side fence moves, a first end of the link member configured to be slidable along the slide member and to be movable in a vertical direction, and a second end of the link member configured to be pivotable about a pivot point, arranged on a side wall of the sheet stacker; anda swing stopper unit to stop swinging of the link member.2. The sheet feeder according to claim 1 , wherein the swing stopper unit is an anti-slide lock mechanism arranged at the first end of the link member to lock the first end of the link member relative to the slide member claim 1 , andthe swing of the link member is stopped when the anti-slide lock mechanism is in a locked ...

SLIDE RAIL, SHEET FEED DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A slide rail includes a fixed rail, an intermediate rail a movable rail, and a first to fourth rollers. Use of three rails makes a total length of the slide rail shorter to provide a compact slide rail. The fixed rail includes a rectangular-shaped first plate and a pair of first bent parts; the intermediate rail includes a rectangular-shaped second plate opposed to the first plate and a pair of second bent parts; and the movable rail includes a rectangular-shaped third plate opposed to the second plate and a pair of third bent parts. Among the bent parts, the third bent parts are bent in a direction opposite that of the first and second bent parts. 1. A slide rail comprising:a fixed rail including a rectangular-shaped first plate and a pair of first bent parts, each of the pair of first bent parts having one end being continuous with both ends in the width direction of the first plate, the each of the pair of first bent parts being bent in the depth direction of the first plate so that the other ends approach each other;an intermediate rail including a rectangular-shaped second plate opposed to the first plate and a pair of second bent parts which is continuous with both ends in the width direction of the second plate at one end thereof and is bent in one direction so that the other ends approach each other, the intermediate rail disposed inside the fixed rail and slidable relative to the fixed rail reciprocally along a longitudinal direction of the first plate, and the second bent parts bending in a same direction as that of the first bent parts;a movable rail including a rectangular-shaped third plate opposed to the second plate and a pair of third bent parts which is continuous with both ends in the width direction of the third plate at one end thereof and is bent in a direction so that the other ends thereof approach each other, the movable rail disposed inside the intermediate rail and slidable relative to the intermediate rail reciprocally along a longitudinal ...

SLIDE RAIL ASSEMBLY, SHEET FEEDER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A slide rail assembly includes an inner rail unit, a pair of first and second outer rails, first and second roller mounted to the inner rail unit, and third and fourth rollers mounted to the pair of first and second outer rails. The inner rail unit includes an inner substrate assembly, a pair of first bent portions provided to a first side of the inner substrate assembly, and a pair of second bent portions provided to a second side of the inner substrate assembly. The first outer rail includes a first outer substrate and a pair of third bent portions. The second outer rail includes a second outer substrate and a pair of fourth bent portions. The pair of first and second outer rails is disposed with the pairs of third and fourth bent portions facing inward, and slidable against the inner rail unit. 1. A slide rail assembly , comprising: a rectangular inner substrate assembly;', 'a pair of first bent portions provided to a first side of the inner substrate assembly in thickness directions, one end of the pair of first bent portions being continuous with both edges of the inner substrate assembly in width directions, and opposite ends of the pair of first bent portions being bent toward each other; and', 'a pair of second bent portions provided to a second side of the inner substrate assembly opposite the first side in the thickness directions, one end of the pair of second bent portions being continuous with both edges of the inner substrate assembly in the width directions, and opposite ends of the pair of second bent portions being bent toward each other;, 'an inner rail unit comprisinga pair of first and second outer rails to sandwich the inner rail unit, a rectangular first outer substrate; and', 'a pair of third bent portions, one end of the pair of third bent portions being continuous with both edges of the first outer substrate in width directions, and opposite ends of the pair of third bent portions being bent toward each other, the second outer rail ...

PAPER-PRESSING TRAY MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR PRINTING APPARATUS

A paper-pressing tray mounting apparatus for a printing apparatus includes a first paper support tray, a second paper support tray mounted on the first paper support tray, a paper-pressing tray pivotally mounted on the second paper support tray, and a sliding panel mounted on the second paper support tray. When the second paper support tray moves toward the first paper support tray along a first direction, the sliding panel moves on the second paper support tray along a second direction opposite to the first direction, the sliding panel resists against the paper-pressing tray, the paper-pressing tray rotates toward the first paper support tray around the second paper support tray, the second paper support tray is accommodated in the first paper support tray, and the paper-pressing tray is accommodated between the first paper support tray and the second paper support tray. 1. A paper-pressing tray mounting apparatus for a printing apparatus comprising:a first paper support tray;a second paper support tray mounted on the first paper support tray;a paper-pressing tray pivotally mounted on the second paper support tray; anda sliding panel slidably mounted on the second paper support tray; wherein when the second paper support tray moves toward the first paper support tray along a first direction, the sliding panel slides on the second paper support tray along a second direction opposite to the first direction, the sliding panel resists against the paper-pressing tray, the paper-pressing tray rotates toward the first paper support tray around the second paper support tray, the second paper support tray is accommodated in the first paper support tray, and the paper-pressing tray is accommodated between the first paper support tray and the second paper support tray.2. The paper-pressing tray mounting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a protrusion block on the first paper support tray claim 1 , a plurality of first racks on the protrusion block claim 1 , and a first ...

MEDIA SIZE DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD

A media size detection device for detecting a size of a media held in a media tray is provided. The device includes a width adjuster and a length adjuster, a first magnetic member indicates width and a second magnetic member indicates length, and a plurality of magnetic sensors arranged on a lower surface of the media tray generates signals as to respective proximities of the first and second magnetic members, the act of placing and securing the media within the media tray enables the automatic calculation of the size of the media. A media size detection method is also provided. 1. A media size detection device for detecting a size of a media , comprising:a media tray comprising a bottom plate;a width adjuster and a length adjuster located on an upper surface of the bottom plate, the width adjuster being movable in accordance with a widthwise dimension of the bottom plate, the length adjuster being movable in accordance with a lengthwise dimension of the bottom plate, wherein the bottom plate together with the width adjuster and the length adjuster defines a media placing area for placing the media;a first magnetic member attached to the width adjuster;a second magnetic member attached to the length width adjuster;a plurality of magnetic sensors arranged on a lower surface of the bottom plate and adapted to generate a plurality of position signals, wherein each of the plurality of position signals is adapted to indicate whether one of the plurality of magnetic sensors detects any of the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member or not; anda logic unit adapted to determine the size of the media according to the plurality of position signals generated by the plurality of magnetic sensors.2. The media size detection device of claim 1 , wherein the logic unit is further adapted to compare the plurality of position signals with a size mapping table claim 1 , the size mapping table comprises relationships between combinations of the position signals and ...

MEDIUM CASSETTE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

A recording apparatus includes a medium cassette provided with a medium accommodation tray that has a medium accommodation unit for accommodating a medium which is transported to a recording unit, and a paper discharge tray that is disposed on the upper side of the medium accommodation tray and that receives a medium on which recording has been performed at the recording unit. The paper discharge tray has a cutout formed from an end portion of the paper discharge tray which is on a feed-out side in a transport direction of the medium accommodation unit, and the cutout exposes the medium accommodation unit. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:a recording unit;a medium cassette provided with a medium accommodation tray that has a medium accommodation unit for accommodating a medium which is transported to the recording unit; anda paper discharge tray that is disposed on an upper side of the medium accommodation tray and that receives a medium on which recording has been performed at the recording unit,wherein the paper discharge tray has a cutout formed from an end portion of the paper discharge tray which is on a feed-out side in a transport direction of the medium accommodation unit, andthe cutout exposes the medium accommodation unit.2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the cutout exposes an entire area of a medium accommodated in the medium accommodation unit.3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein an edge guide that regulates the medium is provided in the medium accommodation unit, andthe cutout exposes the edge guide.4. The recording apparatus according to claim 3 ,wherein the edge guide is movable, andthe cutout exposes an entire movement area of the edge guide.5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the medium accommodation tray includes a first medium accommodation tray provided with a first medium accommodation unit for accommodating a medium and a second medium accommodation tray that is disposed on the ...

MEDIUM CASSETTE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

A recording apparatus includes a medium cassette that includes a first medium accommodation tray having a first medium accommodation portion for accommodating a medium to be transported to a recording unit, and a paper discharge tray that is placed on the medium cassette and receives a medium on which recording has been performed on the recording unit. The paper discharge tray has a close state where the paper discharge tray is overlapped on at least a part of the first medium accommodation portion of the first medium accommodation tray and receives the medium on which recording has been performed on the recording unit and an open state where the paper discharge tray is moved rotationally with respect to an end portion of the medium cassette to open the first medium accommodation portion. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:a recording unit;a medium cassette that includes a first medium accommodation tray having a first medium accommodation portion for accommodating a medium to be transported to the recording unit, anda paper discharge tray that is placed on the medium cassette and receives a medium on which recording has been performed on the recording unit,wherein the paper discharge tray has a close state where the paper discharge tray is overlapped on at least a part of the first medium accommodation portion of the first medium accommodation tray and receives the medium on which recording has been performed on the recording unit and an open state where the paper discharge tray is moved rotationally with respect to an end portion of the medium cassette to open the first medium accommodation portion.2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the medium cassette further includes a second medium accommodation tray that is arranged on the first medium accommodation tray and has a second medium accommodation portion for accommodating a medium to be transported to the recording unit, andthe paper discharge tray is capable of being overlapped on at least a ...

PAPER ALIGNING APPARATUS FOR PRINTER

A paper aligning apparatus includes a paper tray, a plurality of blocking tabs, and an ordering block. The paper tray includes a stack of paper. The paper tray includes a first edge and a second edge. The plurality of blocking tabs is located on the paper tray and adjacent the first edge. The plurality of blocking tabs is aligned in a line. The ordering block is movably mounted on the paper tray and adjacent to the second edge. The ordering block pushes the stack of paper in the paper tray so that the plurality of blocking tabs resist against the stack of paper. 1. A paper aligning apparatus , comprising:a paper tray configured to hold a stack of paper, the paper tray comprising a first edge and a second edge;a plurality of blocking tabs located on the paper tray and adjacent to the first edge, the plurality of blocking tabs being aligned in a line; andan ordering block movably mounted on the paper tray and adjacent to the second edge, wherein the ordering block is configured to push the stack of paper in the paper tray so that the plurality of blocking tabs resist against the stack of paper to align the stack of paper.2. The paper aligning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a motor and an inactive gear mounted on the paper tray claim 1 , wherein the motor comprises an active gear claim 1 , a transmission belt is set on the active gear and the inactive gear claim 1 , an inner side of the transmission belt comprises a plurality of transmission teeth; the ordering block defines a tooth slot claim 1 , one tooth of the plurality of transmission teeth is engaged in the tooth slot claim 1 , and the motor is configured to rotate to move the ordering block together with the transmission belt.3. The paper aligning apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the motor is mounted on a bottom side of the paper tray and adjacent to the first edge.4. The paper aligning apparatus of claim 3 , wherein a securing member is mounted on the bottom side of the paper tray and adjacent to the ...

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. 1. A sheet feeding apparatus , comprising:an apparatus body;a sheet storage case capable of pulling out from the apparatus body;a rotating supporting member which is provided in the sheet storage case to support the sheet storage case in a pull-out direction by contacting with a floor when the sheet storage case is pulled out from the apparatus body;an engaging portion which is provided at a rear side in the pull-out direction of the sheet storage case;a guiding portion which is provided in the apparatus body to guide the engaging portion in the pull-out direction;a first stopper which is engaged with the engaging portion to regulate a pull-out position of the sheet storage case from the apparatus body, when the sheet storage case is pulled out from the apparatus body; anda second stopper which is engaged with the engaging portion at the rear side in the pull-out direction compared to the first stopper to regulate a movement into the pull-out direction of the sheet storage case, if the sheet storage case is rotated with a predetermined angle or more when the sheet storage case is pulled out ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of improving operation performances. Sheet feeding cassettes and having sheet stacking portions SS and SS and sheet feeding portions, which are engaged and provided on the upstream side of the sheet stacking portions SS and SS in a pulling-out direction in an engaging and disengaging manner and feed the sheet stored in the sheet stacking portions SS and SS, are vertically disposed at a plurality of positions in an image forming apparatus main body so that the sheet feeding cassette can be pulled out. Moreover, when the sheet feeding operation using the lower sheet feeding cassette is performed, only the sheet stacking portion SS of the sheet feeding cassette is pulled out, and when the sheet feeding operation stops, the sheet stacking portion SS and the sheet feeding portion of the sheet feeding cassette are integrally pulled out. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:an image forming apparatus main body;a plurality of sheet feeding cassettes capable of being pulled out, which has a sheet storing portion configured to store a sheet, and which is vertically disposed on the lower side of the image forming apparatus main body, and which is engaged and disengaged with a sheet feeding portion provided on the back side of the sheet storing portion in a pulling-out direction to feed the sheet stored in the sheet storing portion;an engaging portion that is provided in each of the plurality of sheet feeding cassettes, and engages the sheet storing portion and the sheet feeding portion in an engaging and disengaging manner; andan engaging and disengaging portion that is provided in each of the plurality of sheet feeding cassettes, releases the engagement due to the engaging portion in a case of pulling only the sheet storing portion out when the sheet feeding cassette is pulled out, and maintains the engagement due to the engaging member when integrally pulling the sheet storing portion and the sheet feeding portion out.2. The ...

RECORDING MEDIUM CASSETTE AND RECORDING APPARATUS

A recording medium cassette includes a lower sheet placement unit on which a first recording medium is placed, an upper sheet placement unit on which a second recording medium is placed and configured to slide with respect to the lower sheet placement unit, and a recorded medium receiver on which the first recording medium and the second recording medium that have undergone a recording operation of a recording unit are placed. The recorded medium receiver is pivotably disposed at an end portion of the lower sheet placement unit in a feed direction. The upper sheet placement unit is pivotably disposed at the other end portion of the lower sheet placement unit in the feed direction. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:a recording unit;a lower sheet placement unit having a first sheet placement surface on which a first recording medium to be fed to the recording unit is placed;an upper sheet placement unit (i) having a second sheet placement surface on which a second recording medium to be fed to the recording unit is placed, and (ii) configured to slide above the lower sheet placement unit with respect thereto;a recorded medium receiver having a third sheet placement surface on which the first recording medium and the second recording medium that have undergone a recording operation of the recording unit are placed, the third sheet placement surface being located above the second sheet placement surface;a joint portion provided at one of end portions of the lower sheet placement unit in a feed direction and pivotably connecting the recorded medium receiver to the lower sheet placement unit; anda pivotal member provided at the other end portion of the lower sheet placement unit in the feed direction, and configured to allow the upper sheet placement unit to pivot with respect to the lower sheet placement unit.2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 ,wherein the upper sheet placement unit is shorter than the lower sheet placement unit in the feed direction.3. ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

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. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: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; anda cable holder to ensure that that the cable is securely prevented from protruding from the drawer unit.2. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cable is elastically deformable.3. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the cable holder has a variable length.4. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a plurality of telescoping cylindrical members claim 3 ,wherein the cable is a spirally curled cable, the cable holder is defined by the plurality of cylindrical members each having a different diameter, each of which is slidably fitted into the next to form an extendable cable holder,wherein the curled cord is wrapped around the regulating member.5. The image forming apparatus as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the ...

SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A sheet feeding apparatus restricts a position of an upstream end of a sheet by a restricting member supported rotatably to a restricting mechanism body. The restricting member moves between a hold position and a project position by interlocking with a rotating operation of an sheet supporting plate by engaging with an interlock member. An unlock mechanism unlocks the restricting mechanism body from a cassette body and also disengages the restricting member from the interlock member. When the restricting member is disengaged from the interlock member by the unlock mechanism, the restricting member is biased to the hold position by a bias portion. 1. A sheet feeding apparatus comprising a sheet cassette storing a sheet and feeding the sheet from the sheet cassette , the sheet cassette comprising:a cassette body configured to store the sheet;a sheet supporting plate provided rotatably within the cassette body such that the sheet stored in the cassette body is stacked thereon; andan upstream end restricting mechanism provided within the cassette body to restrict an upstream end position in a sheet feeding direction of the sheet stored in the cassette body, the upstream end restricting mechanism comprising:a restricting mechanism body;a restricting member supported rotatably by the restricting mechanism body and abutting against an upstream end of the sheet to restrict the upstream end position of the sheet;an interlock member configured to engage with the restricting member and to move the restricting member by interlocking with a rotating operation of the sheet supporting plate between a hold position where the restricting member is held to the restricting mechanism body side and a project position where the restricting member projects to the sheet supporting plate side;a fixing member configured to fix the restricting mechanism body to the cassette body;an unlock mechanism configured to unlock the fixing member from the cassette body and to disengage the restricting ...

FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A feeding device includes a paper feed tray, a detector on an image forming apparatus main body, a control member rotatably supported by the paper feed tray, and spacers. The detector includes movable pieces and contact points corresponding to the movable piece, and switches each contact point by the position of the corresponding movable piece. The control member includes a control surface formed on its outer circumferential surface with projecting and recessed portions. The projecting and recessed portions are disposed in a pattern corresponding to rotation angles in an area of the control surface facing the movable pieces. Controlling the positions of the movable pieces according to the pattern encodes paper size. Each movable piece is lined in the circumferential direction facing the control surface. The outer circumferential surface of the projecting portions is formed in a cylindrical surface shape centering around the rotational axis of the control member. 1. A feeding device comprising:a media storage unit that stores therein recording media and is attachable to and detachable from a main body of an image forming apparatus;a detector that is provided on the main body of the image forming apparatus, includes a plurality of movable pieces and a plurality of contact points corresponding to the respective movable pieces, and switches to open or close each of the contact points in accordance with a position of the corresponding movable piece; anda control member that is rotatably supported by the media storage unit, includes a control surface on its outer circumferential surface with recessed portions and projecting portions provided in a direction of rotation, and is positioned at given rotation angles respectively corresponding to sizes of the recording media stored in the media storage unit, whereinthe projecting portions and the recessed portions are disposed in a pattern corresponding to the rotation angles in an area of the control surface facing the movable ...

STRUCTURE FOR COUPLING ROTARY ACTUATOR TO DRIVEN BODY

To provide a structure for coupling a rotary actuator to a driven body whereby vibration and noise are reduced and assembly, disassembly, and maintenance after attachment to another device are made easy. This structure comprises the following: support parts laid out opposite a frame; a driven body positioned between said support parts; a shaft that holds said driven body and acts as a rotary shaft; and a rotary actuator coupled to said shaft. One end of the shaft is rotatably supported by one of the support parts, and the other end of the shaft is supported by being coupled to the rotary actuator through the opposing frame by being fitted into a tubular recess formed in the output shaft of the rotary actuator. A protrusion that is formed on the rotary actuator and cushioned in the direction of rotation is fitted into an engagement hole in the frame so as to affix the rotary actuator to the frame. 1. A coupling structure of a rotary actuator and a driven body , characterized in having:support portions oppositely laid to frames;a driven body disposed between the support portions;a shaft holding the driven body and operates as a rotation axis thereof; anda rotary actuator coupled to the shaft;wherein one end of the shaft is rotatably supported by one of the support portions and the other end of the shaft penetrates an opposing frame and extends to be coupled to the rotary actuator.2. The coupling structure of a rotary actuator and a driven body of claim 1 , further characterized in that a tubular recess is formed at an output shaft of the rotary actuator claim 1 , and the other end of the shaft is fitted to the tubular recess claim 1 , thereby establishing engagement at least to a rotational direction.3. The coupling structure of a rotary actuator and a driven body of claim 1 , further characterized in that the rotary actuator coupled to the shaft is supported by being fixed to the frame.4. The coupling structure of a rotary actuator and a driven body of claim 3 , ...

RECORDING APPARATUS

A recording apparatus includes a recording medium cassette removably attached to a casing and including a first sheet placement base on which a first recording medium is to be placed, a feed roller that delivers the first recording medium placed on the first sheet placement base in a feed direction, a recording unit that performs a recording operation on the first recording medium delivered by the feed roller, and a recorded medium receiver removably attached to the recording medium cassette at a position above the first sheet placement base in a vertical direction, and configured to receive the first recording medium discharged from the recording unit. 1. A recording apparatus comprising:a recording medium cassette removably attached to a casing and including a first sheet placement base on which a first recording medium is to be placed;a feed roller that delivers the first recording medium placed on the first sheet placement base in a feed direction;a recording unit that performs a recording operation on the first recording medium delivered by the feed roller; anda recorded medium receiver removably attached to the recording medium cassette at a position above the first sheet placement base in a vertical direction, and configured to receive the first recording medium discharged from the recording unit.2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a stopper that restricts the recorded medium receiver from being displaced with respect to the recording medium cassette in at least one of the feed direction and a width direction of the first recording medium claim 1 , when the recorded medium receiver is attached to the recording medium cassette.3. The recording apparatus according to claim 2 ,wherein the recorded medium receiver includes a receiver-side wall erected along an outer periphery of the recorded medium receiver,the stopper includes a base-side wall erected along an outer periphery of the first sheet placement base, andthe receiver- ...

PAPER OUTPUT TRAY, PAPER OUTPUT UNIT INCORPORATING SAME, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME

A paper output tray, which can be included in a paper output unit in an image forming apparatus, includes a tray body, a paper support extension slidably attached to the tray body and arranged switchable between a stored state in which the paper support extension is stored in the tray body and an extended state in which the paper support extension is pulled out to extend from the tray body, and a stopper rotatably attached to the paper support extension and arranged switchable between a folded state in which the stopper is folded to the paper support extension and a standing state in which the stopper is raised from the paper support extension. With the paper support extension in the stored state and the stopper in the folded state, the stopper overlaps an outer surface of the tray body. 1. A paper output tray comprising:a tray body to which a sheet material is output;a paper support extension slidably attached to the tray body and arranged switchable between a stored state in which the paper support extension is stored in an inner surface of the tray body in a storing direction and an extended state in which the paper support extension is pulled out to extend from the inner surface of the tray body in a sheet output direction; anda stopper rotatably attached to the paper support extension and arranged switchable between a folded state in which the stopper is folded to the paper support extension along the sheet output direction and a standing state in which the stopper is raised from the paper support extension in a sheet stacking direction,wherein, with the paper support extension in the stored state and the stopper in the folded state, the stopper overlaps an outer surface of the tray body.2. The paper output tray according to claim 1 , wherein the stopper comprises a tip end disposed at a leading end in the storing direction of the paper support extension claim 1 ,wherein the tray body comprises an edge part opposite to the tip end in the sheet output direction, ...

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming part that forms an image on a sheet; a conveyor that conveys the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming part; a corrector including a swing member that moves the sheet conveyed by the conveyor in a main scanning direction of the image; and a hardware processor that rotates the image formed on the sheet after timing at which the swing member loses contact with the sheet when the swing member separates from the sheet or the sheet is conveyed to pass through the swing member in accordance with a bending amount of the sheet.

Diaper and Wipe Dispenser

A diaper and wipe dispenser that is used to conceal baby products. The diaper and wipe dispenser is designed to be seamlessly integrated into the decor of a house and can be securely mounted to a surface. The diaper and wipe dispenser has a storage body and a decorative door panel that are hingedly connected. The storage body provides a diaper storage compartment, a wipe storage compartment, and an additional storage compartment, while the decorative door panel serves as an access panel for said compartments of the storage body. The decorative door panel has a face plate that allows the diaper and wipe dispenser to be concealed as a picture, mirror, corkboard, etc. A diaper dispensing slot and a wipe dispensing slot traverse through the storage body and provide easy access to the inner contents of the storage body while maintaining the decorative appearance of the diaper and wipe dispenser. 1. A diaper and wipe dispenser comprises:a storage body;a decorative door panel;a wipe dispensing slot;a diaper dispensing slot;the storage body comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a first side panel, a second side panel, a back panel, a vertical partition, a horizontal partition, a sloped base, and an at least one variable height shelf;the decorative door panel comprises a door frame and a face plate;the door frame being hingedly connected to the storage body;the wipe dispensing slot traversing through the bottom panel;the diaper dispensing slot traversing through the side panel;the top panel, the first side panel, the horizontal partition, and the vertical partition delineating a diaper storage compartment;the bottom panel, the first side panel, the second side panel, and the horizontal partition delineating a wipe storage compartment; andthe top panel, the bottom panel, the second side panel, and vertical partition delineating an additional storage compartment.2. The diaper and wipe dispenser as claimed in comprises:the top panel, the bottom panel, the first side panel, the ...

SHEET DELIVERING DEVICE

A sheet delivering device includes a first frame stood on a base and a housing having a height position adjusted to the base. A second frame is attached to the housing in a body and located adjacent to the first frame. The height adjustment member is attached to one frame and includes engaged stop parts with different heights. The lever member is turnably attached to another frame and includes a contact stop member stopped into contact with the engaged stop part. Between an interference posture forming a contact stopping state by an interference of the contact stop member and engaged stop part and a withdrawal posture withdrawing from the interference when the housing moves to the base in the upward and downward directions, the lever member usually is advanced to the interference posture by a movement force, but changed to the withdrawal posture by turning against the movement force. 1. A sheet delivering device comprising:a base;a first frame being stood on the base and extending in upward and downward directions;a housing including a sheet distribution opening as an inlet and an outlet of a sheet and having a height position adjusted to the base;a second frame being attached to the housing in a body, extending in the upward and downward directions and being located adjacent to the first frame;a height adjustment member being attached to one of the first frame and second frame and including a plurality of engaged stop parts arranged at different height positions; a posture of the lever member is changed between an interference posture forming a contact stopping state by interfering the contact stop member with the engaged stop part and a withdrawal posture making the contact stop member withdrawn from the engaged stop part without interfering the contact stop member with the engaged stop part when the housing moves to the base in the upward and downward directions,', 'the lever member usually is advanced to the interference posture by a movement force in a first ...

POSITIONING STRUCTURE BETWEEN SHEET FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS TO BE INSTALLED ONTO TOP OF THE SHEET FEEDER

A positioning structure includes a positioning aiding member attached to a horizontal beam of a sheet feeder and having a positioning hole formed at an opposed portion thereof opposed to the horizontal beam. The positioning aiding member has a guide part that, when an image forming apparatus is installed onto a top of the sheet feeder, guides a horizontal beam of the image forming apparatus such that a positioning hole formed in a lower surface of the horizontal beam of the image forming apparatus approaches a first positioning pin coupled with the positioning aiding member as viewed in an extending direction of the horizontal beam of the sheet feeder. 1. A positioning structure between a sheet feeder and an image forming apparatus to be installed onto a top of the sheet feeder ,the image forming apparatus having a skeleton frame including a horizontal beam at a lower end thereof, the horizontal beam having a positioning hole formed in a lower surface thereof,the sheet feeder having a skeleton frame including a horizontal beam at an upper end thereof, the horizontal beam having a positioning hole formed in an upper surface thereof, a positioning aiding member attached to the horizontal beam of the sheet feeder and having a positioning hole formed at an opposed portion thereof opposed to the horizontal beam of the sheet feeder;', 'a first positioning pin coupled with the positioning aiding member and configured to engage with the positioning hole formed in the horizontal beam of the image forming apparatus; and', 'a second positioning pin fitted in both the positioning hole formed in the horizontal beam of the sheet feeder and the positioning hole of the positioning aiding member to position the positioning aiding member relative to the horizontal beam of the sheet feeder,, 'the positioning structure comprisingwherein the positioning aiding member has a guide part configured to, when the image forming apparatus is installed onto the top of the sheet feeder, guide the ...

MEDIA CASSETTE HOUSING APPARATUS

A media cassette housing system, which may be usable in an image formation apparatus such as a printer or copier, includes: a guide member configured to guide an insertion of a media cassette from an entrance into an installed position of a cassette housing unit and to guide a pulling out of the media cassette from the installed position to the entrance of the cassette housing unit; and a swingable member provided to the guide member and swingable in inserting and pulling directions of the media cassette. The swingable member includes a slide guide surface configured to come into sliding contact with a slide surface of the media cassette upon the insertion and pulling of the medium cassette. 120-. (canceled)21. A media cassette housing apparatus comprising:a guide portion configured to guide an insertion of a media cassette to a cassette housing area and to guide a pulling out of the media cassette from the cassette housing area; anda swingable member swingably provided to the guide portion, being swingable in inserting and pulling direction of the media cassette,wherein the swingable member is formed with a guide surface, the guide surface extending in insertion and pulling direction of the media cassette and configured to come into sliding contact with a part of the media cassette along the insertion and pulling direction of the media cassette, andthe guide surface is formed with a flat surface that extends substantially parallel to the insertion and pulling direction of the media cassette.22. The media cassette housing apparatus according to claim 21 , whereina swing fulcrum for the swingable member is provided to the swingable member.23. The media cassette housing apparatus according to claim 22 , whereinthe swing fulcrum of the swingable member comprises a protrusion projected from a surface of the swingable member opposite from the guide surface.24. The media cassette housing apparatus according to claim 23 , whereina center of gravity of the swingable member ...

SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

A sheet feeding device includes a sheet storage unit, a stacking unit, a raising unit, a sheet detection unit, an attachment detection unit, and a control unit. The sheet storage unit may be attached to and drawn out of an apparatus main body. The stacking unit is raised by the raising unit and is lowered when the sheet storage unit is drawn out. The attachment detection unit detects attachment of the sheet storage unit to the apparatus main body. The control unit determines whether an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking unit exceeds a predetermined amount based on detection results. If the sheet detection unit continues to detect sheets when the sheet storage unit goes from attached, to not attached, to attached to the apparatus main body, the control unit determines that the amount of sheets stacked on the stacking unit does not exceed the predetermined amount. 1. A sheet feeding device configured to feed sheets , the sheet feeding device comprising:a sheet storage unit configured to store sheets, wherein the sheet storage unit is configured to be attached to and drawn out of an apparatus main body;a stacking unit provided in the sheet storage unit and configured to allow sheets to be stacked thereon;a raising unit configured to raise the stacking unit, wherein the stacking unit is lowered when the sheet storage unit is drawn out of the apparatus main body;a sheet detection unit provided in the apparatus main body and configured to detect a sheet, the sheet detection unit detecting a sheet stacked on the stacking unit when the stacking unit is raised by the raising unit;an attachment detection unit configured to detect attachment of the sheet storage unit to the apparatus main body; anda control unit configured to determine whether an amount of sheets stacked on the stacking unit exceeds a predetermined amount based on results of detection by the sheet detection unit and the attachment detection unit,wherein the control unit determines that the amount of ...

ITEM LOCATION

A method and apparatus are disclosed for loading at least one media item into a media item container. The apparatus includes at least one rotatable member comprising an outer surface including a plurality of apertures connected to at least one chamber where a negative pressure is selectively provided. The apparatus also includes a guide that guides each incoming item of media transported to the rotatable member. The rotatable member is rotatable when negative pressure is provided at the chamber region to locate a media item secured to the rotatable member by suction from the guide into the media item container. 1. Apparatus for loading at least one media item into a media item container , the apparatus comprising:at least one rotatable member comprising an outer surface including a plurality of apertures connected to at least one vacuum chamber where a negative pressure is selectively provided;a guide that guides each incoming item of media transported to the rotatable member; wherein the rotatable member is rotatable when negative pressure is provided at the chamber region to locate a media item from the guide into the media item container; andat least one pinch roller opposed to the outer surface and comprising at least one flexible flapper member, wherein the pinch roller is carried on a biased pivotable arm.2. The apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising:each rotatable member comprises a central body including at least one through hole and a substantially cylindrical sleeve located around an outer surface of the central body and comprising a plurality of apertures in fluid communication with said through hole.3. The apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , further comprising:the sleeve is interchangeable, at least one characteristic of a sleeve being dependent upon a type of media item being located.4. The apparatus as claimed in wherein each sleeve is made from an elastomeric material having a high co-efficient of friction.5. The apparatus as claimed in ...

ACCESS DOOR FOR MEDIA TRAY WITH ROTATIONAL AND TRANSLATIONAL MOVEMENT OF CLEANOUT

Embodiments of the invention include a media tray for a media advance mechanism. The media tray includes an access door attached to the media tray via a hinge oriented in a vertical direction and a cleanout disposed on an interior surface of the access door. The access door pivots open around the hinge. The cleanout is mounted such that the cleanout can move translationally along the access door. 1. A media tray for a media advance mechanism , the media tray comprising:an access door attached to the media tray via a hinge oriented in a vertical direction, wherein the access door pivots open around the hinge; anda cleanout disposed on an interior surface of the access door, wherein the cleanout is mounted such that the cleanout can move translationally along the access door.2. The media tray of claim 1 , further comprising a latch disposed on the access door claim 1 , wherein the latch secures the access door closed.3. The media tray of claim 2 , further comprising a plunger positioned to push the access door open when the latch is released.4. The media tray of claim 1 , further comprising springs disposed between the cleanout and the interior surface of the access door claim 1 , wherein the springs push the cleanout into a media path in the media advance mechanism when the access door is closed.5. The media tray of claim 1 , further comprising a spring disposed proximate a side of the cleanout claim 1 , wherein the spring pushes the cleanout translationally along the access door when the access door is opened.6. The media tray of claim 1 , further comprising a structure within the media tray claim 1 , wherein the structure pushes the cleanout translationally along the access door when the access door is closed.7. The media tray of claim 1 , wherein the cleanout is attached to a rail mounted on the interior surface of the access door claim 1 , wherein the cleanout is attached to the rail such that the cleanout can slide along the rail.8. The media tray of claim 1 , ...

CORE MODULE FOR AN AUTOMATED TRANSACTION MACHINE

A core module for an Automated Transaction Machine (ATM) includes a housing including a plurality of cassette bays, a first document delivery system, and a second document delivery system. The first document delivery system is capable of transporting a document between the cassette and the second document delivery system via a first transport path. The second document delivery system is capable of transporting a document between the first document delivery system and an other ATM location via a second transport path. 1. A core module for an Automated Transaction Machine (ATM) comprising:a housing including a plurality of cassette bays;a first document delivery system; and the first document delivery system capable of transporting a document between the cassette and the second document delivery system via a first transport path, and', 'the second document delivery system capable of transporting a document between the first document delivery system and an other ATM location via a second transport path., 'a second document delivery system,'}2. The core module of further comprising a plurality of first motors claim 1 , each first motor associated with a respective one of the cassette bays for driving a picking device configured to pick at least documents from a respective cassette disposed in the respective cassette bay.3. The core module of further comprising a plurality of second motors claim 2 , each second motor associated with a respective one of the cassette bays for driving a push plate to position a document within a respective cassette disposed in the respective cassette bay.4. The core module of further comprising a plurality grounding pins claim 1 , each grounding pin disposed in a respective one of the cassette bays for interaction with a respective cassette disposed within the respective cassette bay for static discharge of the respective cassette.5. The core module of where each grounding pin is in electrical communication with a ground.6. The core module ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, DOCUMENT READING DEVICE AND CONVEYANCE METHOD

An image forming apparatus comprises a tray, a conveyor, a detector and a movement mechanism. The tray accommodates at least one document. The conveyor conveys the document placed on the tray. The detector detects that the document is placed on the tray. The movement mechanism moves the tray from a first position to a second position closer to the conveyor than the first position based on the detection that the document is placed on the tray, and after moving the tray from the first position to the second position, moves the tray to the first position based on a setting of a mixed stacking mode in which mixing of the documents with different sizes on the tray is permitted. 118-. (canceled)19. An image forming apparatus , comprising:a tray configured to accommodate a document;a conveyor configured to convey the document placed on the tray;a detector configured to detect that the document is placed on the tray;a mover configured to move the tray from a first position to a second position closer to the conveyor than the first position based on a detection that the document is placed on the tray; anda processor configured to control the mover to maintain the tray at the first position upon determining a selection of a mixed stacking mode in which mixing of documents with different sizes on the tray is permitted.20. The image forming apparatus according to claim 19 , whereinthe mover is configured to maintain the tray at the first position until the processor receives an input to begin document reading.21. The image forming apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the processor is configured to claim 19 , after determining that the mixed stacking mode is selected claim 19 , determine whether the detector has detected a presence of the document.22. The image forming apparatus of claim 19 , wherein the processor is configured to control the mover to widen an available space to accommodate the document after the document tray has been moved from the first position to the second ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

This image forming apparatus () is equipped with: a document set detector (S S); a document size detector (S S S); a manual feeder () with a manual feed tray () that is not equipped with a sensor for detecting the size of set manually-fed paper; a printer () that performs printing on the basis of image data; an operation panel () that receives setting for feeding paper from the manual feeder (); and a controller () that recognizes the size of a set document and performs manually-fed-paper automatic setting for recognizing the recognized size of the set document as the size of the manually-fed paper. 1. An image forming apparatus , comprising:a reading unit that includes a document placement detection portion that detects that a document is placed and a document size detection portion that is used to detect a size of the document thus placed;a printing portion that is provided with a manual paper feed portion that supplies a paper sheet to be used for printing and includes a manual feed tray, which itself is not provided with a sensor for detecting a size of a paper sheet placed thereon, and based on image data obtained through reading at the reading unit or received data, performs printing;an operation panel that includes a display portion that displays a setting screen for performing setting related to printing and document reading, accepts the setting related to printing and document reading, and accepts setting for performing paper feeding from the manual paper feed portion, setting of a size of a manual feed paper sheet that is the paper sheet placed on the manual feed tray, and setting of a size of the document placed in the reading unit; anda control portion that, based on automatic detection of a size of a placed document that is the document placed in the reading unit, which is performed based on an output of the document size detection portion, or the setting of a size of the placed document performed on the operation panel, recognizes a size of the placed ...

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, CONTROLLING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

A controlling method for an image forming apparatus which has plural sheet containers and can perform printing by using a sheet contained in the sheet container is provided. When there is no sheet in at least one of the sheet containers, it is set whether to perform a notification in consideration of another sheet container. No sheet in the sheet container is detected. When it is not set to perform the notification in consideration of another sheet container, it notifies notification information of no sheet to a preset notification destination in accordance with the detection. When it is set to perform the notification in consideration of another sheet container and there is another sheet container containing a sheet corresponding to the sheet which should be contained in the sheet container in which there is no sheet, it does not notify the notification information in accordance with the detection. 1. An image forming apparatus having a plurality of sheet containing units and capable of performing printing by using a sheet contained in the sheet containing unit , comprisingat least one memory device that stores a set of instructions, andat least one processor that executes the instructions, the instructions, when executed, causing a print control apparatus to perform operations comprising:upon condition that the sheet contained in at least one of the sheet containing units disappeared, setting whether or not to perform a notification in consideration of another sheet containing unit;detecting that the sheet contained in the sheet containing unit provided for the image forming apparatus disappeared;upon condition that it is not set by the setting to perform the notification in consideration of another sheet containing unit, controlling to notify notification information of no sheet to a preset notification destination in accordance with the detection that the sheet contained in at least one of the sheet containing units disappeared; andupon condition that it is set ...

A kind of adjustable paper tray apparatus

本发明公开了一种可调纸盘装置，包括机架、托纸盘、纸张横向调整机构、纸张纵向调整机构和纸盘传动机构。其中：所述纵向调整机构设在纸张横向调整机构上，纸张横向调整机构和纵向调整机构连接在一起，纸张横向调整机构通过滑杆可以实现纸张的横向调整，纸张纵向调整机构通过滑杆可以实现纸张的纵向调整，所述托纸盘通过托纸盘传动机构可带动纸张进行上升和下降，托纸盘和调整机构可以通过三节滑轨拉出和推入，方便放入纸张。通过上述技术方案。本发明所述的纸盘装置结构简单、通用性好，调整方便，通过调整滑杆可实现纸张的横向和纵向双向调整，储存的纸张容量大，适合不同尺寸规格的纸张。

Detector for size of cassette of copying machine

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Device and method of withdrawing bundles and feeding unbound sheet material

FIELD: transport. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to feed of unbound sheet material to sheet separating unit for unstacking. In compliance with proposed method, some bundled stacks of sheet material are carried by, at least, one conveyor chute. Said bundles stacks are withdrawn from said chute in transportation or during pause. Note that all stacks are withdrawn at a time. Bundles are automatically taken off sheet material stacks to produce unbundles stacks of sheet material. The, unbundles stack is carried to sheet separating unit. Proposed device comprises automatic device to withdraw bundles and transfer device to carry bundled stacks of sheet material from, at least, one chute into bundle stripper. EFFECT: ordered arrangement of sheet material stacks. 25 cl, 9 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) 2 411 167 (13) C2 (51) МПК B65B 69/00 (2006.01) B65H 3/00 (2006.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ, ПАТЕНТАМ И ТОВАРНЫМ ЗНАКАМ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (21)(22) Заявка: 2008142835/21, 29.03.2007 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: 29.03.2007 (73) Патентообладатель(и): ГИЗЕКЕ УНД ДЕВРИЕНТ ГМБХ (DE) R U Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: 30.03.2006 DE 102006014827.4 (72) Автор(ы): ХОФФМАНН Пауль (DE), ХОФЕР Райнхард (DE), ШМИДТ Альфред (DE) (43) Дата публикации заявки: 10.05.2010 Бюл. № 13 2 4 1 1 1 6 7 (45) Опубликовано: 10.02.2011 Бюл. № 4 (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: DE 2759677 С2, 01.06.1983. WO 03/107279 A2, 24.12.2003. EP 0411523 A1, 06.02.1991. RU 2171769 C1, 10.08.2001. 2 4 1 1 1 6 7 R U (86) Заявка PCT: EP 2007/002829 (29.03.2007) C 2 C 2 (85) Дата начала рассмотрения заявки PCT на национальной фазе: 30.10.2008 (87) Публикация заявки РСТ: WO 2007/112943 (11.10.2007) Адрес для переписки: 101000, Москва, М.Златоустинский пер., 10, кв.15, "ЕВРОМАРКПАТ" (54) УСТРОЙСТВО И СПОСОБ СНЯТИЯ БАНДЕРОЛЕЙ И ПОДАЧИ НЕСКРЕПЛЕННОГО ЛИСТОВОГО МАТЕРИАЛА (57) Реферат: Изобретение относится к области ...

Paper feeding device and image forming apparatus

本发明涉及一种给纸装置以及图像形成装置，其中，给纸装置包括：箱体，所述箱体包括容置腔；放纸盒，所述放纸盒位于所述容置腔内，拉动所述放纸盒可将放纸盒移出所述容置腔外；规制板，所述规制板位于所述放纸盒内，所述规制板在所述放纸盒内的位置可移动，适于对纸张进行规制；限高显示部，所述限高显示部适于根据所述规制板的位置，显示所述放纸盒内可放纸张的最大允许高度。由此，限高显示部能够根据不同纸张类型精确显示放纸盒内可放纸张的最大允许高度，防止放纸盒内的纸张过载，且能够在放纸盒移出容置腔外的状态下进行显示，效率高、操作更为方便。

Sensor dispensing device

An embodiment of a sensor dispensing device for dispensing sensors for measuring analyte concentration in a fluid includes a cartridge assembly ( 32 ) having a housing ( 70 ) with an opening and means ( 16 ) for making a moisture-proof seal around the opening. A stack of sensors ( 12 ) is stored in the housing ( 70 ) and urged through the opening towards a stop member ( 73 ) by spring means. The device is provided with an externally actuable pusher ( 18 ) for breaking the seal and for pushing a single sensor from the housing.

APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING FILMS, IN PARTICULAR RADIOGRAPHIC FILMS, FROM A STORE

L'INVENTION CONCERNE UN APPAREIL POUR EXTRAIRE DES FILMS, NOTAMMENT DES FILMS RADIOGRAPHIQUES, D'UN MAGASIN. L'APPAREIL D'EXTRACTION EST DESTINE A EXTRAIRE DES FILMS DE FORMATS DIFFERENTS D'UN MAGASIN 2 POURVU D'UNE BUTEE VERTICALE 7, LE LONG D'UN DE SES COTES. LE MAGASIN EST APPUYE LE LONG DE SON PETIT COTE INFERIEUR SUR PLUSIEURS GALETS ENTRAINES 8, DONT LE MECANISME 11 PEUT ETRE MIS EN PRISE AVEC UN MOTEUR 12 SOLIDAIRE DE L'APPAREIL ET DONT LES AXES SONT ORIENTES PERPENDICULAIREMENT AUX PLANS DES FILMS 6, LES GALETS TOURNANT DANS LE SENS QUI TEND A PROJETER OU APPLIQUER LES FILMS 6, APPUYES SUR CES GALETS CONTRE LA BUTEE 7. L'INVENTION S'APPLIQUE NOTAMMENT A L'EXTRACTION DES FILMS RADIOGRAPHIQUES DES MAGASINS EN VUE DE LES ENVOYER A LA MACHINE DE DEVELOPPEMENT.

STRIPER DEVICE FOR REMOVING BATTERIES OR PACKETS DEPOSITED ON A CARRIER

APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING FILMS, ESPECIALLY RADIOGRAPHIC FILMS, FROM A STORE

Adjustable deck system

An adjustable deck system including: a first, stationary deck; a second, rotatable deck partially overlying and pivotably mounted to the stationary deck; and a device for rotating the rotatable deck relative to the stationary deck. The rotating device includes: a pair of support brackets spaced from each other and secured to the stationary deck; a first shaft fixedly secured at its ends to the pair of support brackets; a traveling block slidably mounted on the shaft; a device for moving the block along the shaft; and a link pivotably secured at one end to the block and at its other end to the rotatable deck, whereby when the block is caused to move along the shaft, the link causes the rotatable deck to rotate with respect to the stationary deck.

Cassette and method for storing and dispensing objects arranged in a stack

A cassette for storing and dispensing objects arranged in a stack, such as end disks, has a base plate, a plurality of standoffs attached to the base plate, and a stripper plate having a removed concentric section attached to ends of the standoffs. A hub member is centrally positioned in the base plate and extends towards the central opening of the stripper plate. A biased support plate attached to base plate is in slidable contact with the hub member for supporting a portion of the loading side of an end disk resting thereon. End disks are removed for independent processing one at a time through a removed section in the stripper plate by a stream of air directed between the loading side of the top most end disk and the unloading side of the nearest adjacent end disk in the stack.

MACHINE FOR FORMING CARTONS-BINS

The machine forms open cardboard boxes from rectangular blanks, the boxes being used to contain glassware. It incorporates a vertically displaceable re-centring frame (14) and a handling plate (15) with a folding station (16), a corner-jointing station (17) and a dispatch station (21). The frame centres blanks in a vertical stack (25), having four sides (29) capable of horizontal movement in synchronised pairs in the direction of the machine axis. The plate also has four sides (48,49) capable of similar subjective movements and uses suction created by low pressure to pick up a blank. Four horizontally movable parts (77) fold the edges of the blank upwards at the folding post whilst the corner-jointing post uses four tab-folding units (82) together with four punches.

Apparatus for placing packets of tube sections in the stacking magazines of a rotary applicator

ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE In an apparatus for placing packets of tube sections in the stacking magazine of a rotary applicator, a pivotable arm is provided between the stacking magazine and conveyor means for supplying the packets of tube sections. The arm carries a longitudinally displaceable supporting frame having rollers at its ends for receiving an endless conveyor belt. The arm is pivotable between an upper packet-receiving station and a lower packet-discharging station and is pro-vided with an abutment for retaining the packets on the supporting frame. Braking means engage the upper run of said belt between the abutment and the rear said roller and comprise means for releasing same to receive the packets.

Mobile feeder system

A mobile feeder system is provided including a feeder having a center of gravity, and an intermediate feeder base supporting the feeder for horizontal movement between a cantilevered position in which the center of gravity lies outside the intermediate base and a non-cantilevered position in which the center of gravity lies over the intermediate base. A gathering device is also provided.

Carton forming machine

A carton forming machine having a blank feeding section (1) which receives blanks from stacked supplies of blanks (10, 11) means (2) f or gluing folding and compressing side wall of the blank to form reinforced side walls and end flaps, mandrel means (3) about which the blanks are folded, glued and held to form an open topped carton, the mandrel means including first and second mandrels mounted on a rotating turret (15) and having associated blank holding means (17, 18) the machine being operable to rotate the mandrels when a carton has been formed while the carton is held by the holding means to ensure that the glue sets and to present an empty mandrel about which the next blank is to be folded, thereby ensuring that the throughput of the machine is not compromised while the glue sets.

Paper taking mechanism

A kind of adjustable paper tray apparatus

本发明公开了一种可调纸盘装置，包括机架、托纸盘、纸张横向调整机构、纸张纵向调整机构和纸盘传动机构。其中：所述纵向调整机构设在纸张横向调整机构上，纸张横向调整机构和纵向调整机构连接在一起，纸张横向调整机构通过滑杆可以实现纸张的横向调整，纸张纵向调整机构通过滑杆可以实现纸张的纵向调整，所述托纸盘通过托纸盘传动机构可带动纸张进行上升和下降，托纸盘和调整机构可以通过三节滑轨拉出和推入，方便放入纸张。通过上述技术方案。本发明所述的纸盘装置结构简单、通用性好，调整方便，通过调整滑杆可实现纸张的横向和纵向双向调整，储存的纸张容量大，适合不同尺寸规格的纸张。

Paper size detecting apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same

본 발명에 의한 용지크기 감지장치는 본 발명에 의한 용지크기 감지장치는급지부에 적재된 용지의 폭 정렬을 위하여 좌우 이동 가능한 용지폭가이드; 상기 용지폭가이드에 설치되는 감지센서; 및 상기 감지센서와 마주하도록 상기 급지부에 용지의 폭방향으로 길게 설치되며, 길이방향을 따라 서로 다른 색 레벨을 가지는 감지띠;를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 감지띠는 일단에서 타단으로 갈수록 점차 색상이 연해지도록 형성된 그레이 패치(gray patch)로 마련되는 것이 좋다. 화상형성장치, 용지규격, 용지크기, 감지장치, 그레이패치

Feeding method of recording sheet material

(57)【要約】本公報は電子出願前の出願データであるた め要約のデータは記録されません。

Advertising page distributor

本发明公开了一种广告宣传页发放机，包括安装箱、出料组件、移动组件和夹取组件；安装箱：内部下侧壁的左端固定有支撑台，所述支撑台的中部开设有均匀分布的条形通槽，所述支撑台的上侧面上固定有安装板，所述安装板的上侧面上固定有出料箱，所述出料箱内部的下侧壁上固定有四个相对应的弹簧，四个弹簧的上端固定有放置板；出料组件：包含转轴、弧形橡胶板、第一电机、第一出料堒、第二出料堒、安装轴、齿轮、连接轮和连接皮带，所述出料箱的后侧面上开设有通孔，所述通孔的内部转动连接有转轴，能够根据用户的需求发放合适的宣传页数量，并且能够在宣传页发放完毕后能够很方便的进行补充。

STRIPE DEVICE FOR REMOVING BATTERIES OR PACKETS DEPOSITED ON A BEARING APPARATUS

DISPOSITIF STRIPEUR POUR L'ENLEVEMENT DE PAQUETS OU DE PILES DISPOSES EN PLUSIEURS COUCHES SUR UN SUPPORT, DE PREFERENCE PALETTE. SUR UN GUIDAGE 4, 5 HORIZONTAL DU BATI 1, 3 SE DEPLACE UN CHARIOT 6 DANS LEQUEL PEUT SE SOULEVER ET S'ABAISSER GRACE A UNE COMMANDE 10 UN SUPPORT 18. SUR CE SUPPORT SONT MONTEES EN DENTS DE PEIGNE DEUX RANGEES DE DOIGTS 32, 33 S'ETENDANT VERS LE BAS, QUI PEUVENT SE DEPLACER L'UNE PAR RAPPORT A L'AUTRE SOUS L'ACTION D'UNE COMMANDE 21. APPLICATION NOTAMMENT POUR L'ENLEVEMENT DE PILES OU PAQUETS DE SEGMENTS DE FEUILLE TUBULAIRE DANS LES MACHINES A SACS. STRIPPING DEVICE FOR REMOVING PACKAGES OR BATTERIES ARRANGED IN SEVERAL LAYERS ON A SUPPORT, PREFERREDLY A PALLET. ON A HORIZONTAL GUIDANCE 4, 5 OF THE BUILD 1, 3 MOVES A TROLLEY 6 IN WHICH CAN RISE AND LOWER THANKS TO A CONTROL 10 A BRACKET 18. ON THIS BRACKET TWO ROWS OF FINGERS 32 ARE MOUNTED IN COMB TEETH. 33 EXTENDING DOWNWARDS, WHICH CAN MOVE IN RELATION TO ONE ANOTHER UNDER THE ACTION OF A COMMAND 21. APPLICATION ESPECIALLY FOR THE REMOVAL OF BATTERIES OR PACKS OF TUBULAR SHEET SEGMENTS IN MACHINES A BAGS.

Support structure for a sheet feeder

Support structure for a sheet feeder (4), which feeds items to a conveyor (5) situated nearby, includes a framework supporting a substantially horizontal plate, rotating on a vertical axis. At least one slide, supporting the sheet feeder (4), is guided by means to slide on the plate. The plate and the slide allow to position the sheet feeder (4) beside or above the conveyor (5).

Device for feeding packs of sections of flexible tubing into the stacking magazine of a rotary feeder

Um ein automatisches Einlegen von Schlauchstückpaketen in das Stapelmagazin zu gewährleisten, ohne daß die Schlauchstückpakete während des Einlegens verrutschen, ist zwischen der die Schlauchstückpakete (1) zuführenden Fördereinrichtung (2, 3 oder 4) und dem Staplemagazin ein Arm (20) schwenkbar gelagert, auf dem ein Tragrahmen (13,14) längsverschieblich geführt ist. Der Tragrahmen (13,14) ist endseitig mit Umlenkrollen (11, 12) versehen, über die endlose Bänder (10) laufen. Der Arm (20) ist durch einen Schwenkantrieb (22) zwischen seiner oberen, schräg ansteigenden, die Schlauchstückpakete (1) übernehmenden und seiner abgesenkten, diese wieder abgebenden Stellung verschwenkbar. Der Arm (20) ist mit einem die Lage der Schlauchstückpakete (1) auf dem Tragrahmen (13, 14) sichernden Anschlag (23) und mit einer an den Obertrumen der Bänder (10) zwischen dem Anschlag (23) und der hinteren Umlenkrolle (12) angreifenden Bremsenrichtung (24, 25) die eine Einrichtung (27, 29) zu deren Lösen zur Übernahme der Schlauchstückpakete (1) aufweist, versehen. In order to ensure an automatic insertion of hose piece packages into the stacking magazine without the hose piece packages slipping during insertion, an arm (20) is pivotably mounted between the conveyor device (2, 3 or 4) supplying the hose piece packages (1) and the stacking magazine which a support frame (13, 14) is guided to be longitudinally displaceable. The end of the support frame (13, 14) is provided with deflection rollers (11, 12) over which endless belts (10) run. The arm (20) can be pivoted by a swivel drive (22) between its upper, obliquely rising position, which takes over the hose piece packages (1), and its lowered position, which in turn emits it. The arm (20) is provided with a stop (23) securing the position of the hose piece packages (1) on the support frame (13, 14) and with a stop on the upper strands of the belts (10) between the stop (23) and the rear deflection roller ( 12) engaging brake direction ( ...

Paper width detector of manual paper feeding table

(57)【要約】 【課題】 小型化が可能な回転式抵抗器を用いた手差し 給紙台の紙幅検知装置であって、検知精度の高いものを 実現すること、並びに、回転式抵抗器の取り付け時に、 回転式可変抵抗器の端子が変形したり破損したりするこ とのない手差し給紙台の紙幅検知装置を実現すること。 【解決手段】 載置紙の紙幅方向の移動を規制する紙規 制部材５，６と、紙規制部材５，６と一体となって移動 するラック部材９，１０と、ラック部材９，１０のラッ ク９ａ，１０ａと噛合する運動伝達用ピニオン１１と、 ラック部材の紙幅検知用ラック１０ｂと噛合する紙幅検 知用歯車１２と、紙幅検知用歯車１２に同軸的に且つ相 対的な回転変位が規制されるように軸部１４が連結さ れ、該軸部１４の回転角に応じて抵抗値が変化する回転 式可変抵抗器１３とを有し、この回転式可変抵抗器１３ の出力抵抗値に基づき紙幅を検出するように構成する。

Sheet package, package member and printer

A sheet package which can be loaded in a sheet storage chamber (6) of a printer (1) comprises a stack of sheets (7) as print media for the printer and a package member (8) covering the exterior of the stack of sheets. The package member includes a first portion (53) covering one of upper and lower faces of the stack of sheets, a second portion (52) connecting with the first portion and covering a side face of the stack of sheets, and a third portion (51) connecting with the second portion and covering the other of the upper and lower faces of the stack of sheets. The first portion of the package member includes a first exposing portion exposing part of the stack of sheets to allow the entrance of a sheet feed roller (12) of the printer. The package member includes a second exposing portion exposing a side part of the stack of sheets facing pressing members (61, 64) provided to a side wall (3b) of the sheet storage unit of the printer parallel to a sheet feed direction so that the pressing member can press the stack of sheets against a positioning portion provided to the opposite side wall (3c) of the sheet storage unit parallel to the sheet feed direction.

Adjustable deck system

An adjustable deck system including: a first, stationary deck; a second, rotatable deck partially overlying and pivotably mounted to the stationary deck; and a device for rotating the rotatable deck relative to the stationary deck. The rotating device includes: a pair of support brackets spaced from each other and secured to the stationary deck; a first shaft fixedly secured at its ends to the pair of support brackets; a traveling block slidably mounted on the shaft; a device for moving the block along the shaft; and a link pivotably secured at one end to the block and at its other end to the rotatable deck, whereby when the block is caused to move along the shaft, the link causes the rotatable deck to rotate with respect to the stationary deck.

Automatic cooling mechanism for electrical device

An automatic cooling mechanism is provided for an electrical device having a high-temperature element and a rolling shaft. The mechanism includes a fan mounted within the electrical device and a transmission mechanism connected between the fan and the rolling shaft for transmitting rotational kinetic energy from the rolling shaft to the fan to rotate the fan for reducing the temperature of the high-temperature element.

Paper poking apparatus and paper feeding method used in paper feeding mechanism

Media handling system

Example embodiments of a media handling system are shown and described in which gears are moved by a carrier into engagement with a gear that is operably coupled to a media driver.

Medium adjustment guide for image foaming device

(57)【要約】 【課題】 本発明は、文書スキュー及び文書スタック乱 れの双方が制御された、審美性のある媒体供給容器の提 供を目的とする。 【解決手段】 媒体供給容器は、水平に傾斜したベース プレート１８と、ベースプレート上方にあり且つ略平行 な可動給紙トレー１４と、給紙トレーの均等に離間され た平行な制御ロッド用穴１５と、同一の均等に離間され た制御ロッド１２を含む少なくとも１つの媒体調整ガイ ド部材１１とを含む。制御ロッドは、給紙トレーに対し て垂直に配置され、少なくとも一の制御ロッドは、制御 ロッド用穴を挿通する。各制御ロッドは、ベースプレー トに取り付けられた下端と、ガイドキャップ１３に取り 付けられた上端とを有する。各ガイドキャップは、給紙 トレーの上方に、ガイド部材の制御ロッドの上端をわた って延在する。容器は、近傍の画像形成装置に媒体のス タックを供給するように適合される。

BAG FEEDING STORE OF AN AUTOMATIC FILLING MACHINE

Film shot load magazine

A film sheet load magazine (10) holds a stack of superimposed films (12) with at least central portions of the films in a curved configuration and leading ends of the films adjacent a film separator mechanism (40). The curvature of the films is such that they stay in desired positions in the magazine independent of the orientation of the films with respect to gravity. When a top cover (28) of the magazine is opened, floating primary feed rollers (48) are raised by spring-biasing assemblies (73) to facilitate loading of the films under the rollers, and when the top cover is subsequently closed, the rollers are moved into feeding engagement with an innermost film, and the films are held in position by leaf biasing springs (122, 124). A cleaning mechanism removes contaminants from the primary feed rollers, which feed each film to secondary feed rollers driven at a faster speed than the primary feed rollers. A number-of-films-remaining mechanism, which may be of a mechanical or electrical type which is adjustable for films of different thicknesses, and which is automatically preset to the number of films in the magazine upon closing of the cover, is responsive to downward movement of the primary feed rollers as each innermost film is fed from the stack. A system also is provided for indicating if enough films remain in the magazine for a particular film processing operation and to inhibit operation of an associated device if insufficient films remain. The magazine may be self-driven or driven from an associated device. <IMAGE>

Device for feeding packs of sections of flexible tubing into the stacking magazine of a rotary feeder.

In an apparatus for placing packets of tube sections in the stacking magazine of a rotary applicator, a pivotable arm is divided between the stacking magazine and conveyor belt for supplying the tube section packets. The arm carries a longitudinally displaceable supporting frame having rollers at its ends for an endless conveyor belt. The arm is pivotable between an upper packet-receiving station and a lower packet-discharging station and is provided with an abutment for retaining the packets on the supporting frame. A braking system engages the upper run of said belt between the abutment and the rear roller and releases same to receive the packets.

Paper sheet supplying apparatus and image forming apparatus provided with the same

There is described a paper sheet supplying apparatus that supplies paper sheets one by one to the image forming apparatus (GH) and conducts the dehumidifying operation of paper sheets only when a specific kind of paper sheets are accommodated in the paper sheet accommodating section, so as to achieve a high operating efficiency. The paper sheet supplying apparatus includes: a paper sheet accommodating section (100A;100B) to accommodate paper sheets; a paper sheet feeding section (103A;103B) to feed the paper sheets one by one from the paper sheet accommodating section; a dehumidification dryer to dehumidify the paper sheet accommodating section; and a control section to control the dehumidification dryer. Only when the control section receives paper kind information representing a specific kind of paper sheet, the control section activates and controls the dehumidification dryer, based on the paper kind information.

Film take-off device

Method of storing and dispensing thin, flimsy objects

A method for storing and dispensing thin, flimsy objects such as end disks that form the ends of light-tight packages for photosensitive materials. The thin, flimsy objects are loaded onto a hub member and supported by a biased pusher plate that urges the objects one at a time through a stripper plate that has a removed section slightly smaller in dimensions than the object.

FILM SHEET LOADING MAGAZINE

Sheet material loader/unloader for machine tools

A machine tool installation includes a machine tool with a work support table, and a workpiece guidance system. Adjacent the machine tool is a sheet material loader and unloader with a frame, a platform supported on the frame for vertical movement, and a sheet material gripper mounted on the frame for movement from a position forwardly of the frame to a retracted position. A sheet pickup depends from the platform to engage the top sheet of a stack of sheets disposed therebelow. A computer control operates the elements to move a workpiece on the work support table to a position adjacent the platform, and the gripper moves the workpiece onto the lowered platform. The sheet pickup engages a sheet and the platform is moved upwardly to move the engaged sheet to a position above the plane of the work support table which is moved thereunder, and the sheet gripper deposits the sheet on the work support table.

Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus including sheet feeding device

A sheet feeding device for feeding a sheet-form recording medium includes: a sheet accommodating portion for accommodating a sheet stack constituted by a plurality of sheets of the sheet-form recording medium; and a first warm air unit having a first blowing port for blowing warm air toward an upper face of the sheet stack accommodated in the sheet accommodating portion. The sheet feeding device preferably further includes a second warm air unit having a second blowing port for blowing warm air onto a side face of the sheet stack that is parallel to a sheet feeding direction.

Carton forming machine

A carton forming machine having a blank feeding section ( 1 ) which receives blanks from stacked supplies of blanks ( 10, 11 ) means ( 2 ) for gluing folding and compressing side wall of the blank to form reinforced side walls and end flaps, mandrel means ( 3 ) about which the blanks are folded, glued and held to form an open topped carton, the mandrel means including first and second mandrels mounted on a rotating turret ( 15 ) and having associated blank holding means ( 17, 18 ) the machine being operable to rotate the mandrels when a carton has been formed while the carton is held by the holding means to ensure that the glue sets and to present an empty mandrel about which the next blank is to be folded, thereby ensuring that the throughput of the machine is not compromised while the glue sets.

Sheet feed for a printing machine

Medium tray and image recording apparatus using the same

A medium tray ( 101 ) comprises a medium support ( 1 ) connected to a medium feeding section ( 100 ) of an image recording apparatus ( 200 ) and receiving record medium (P), and a medium guide ( 5 ) extending from the medium support ( 1 ) and supporting the record medium (P) such that an angle of a rear portion of the record medium (P) is changed. A lengthy record medium (P) having a length greater than the medium support ( 1 ) is supported by the medium guide ( 5 ) with the rear portion thereof directed at a different angle so that the length record medium (P) is loaded in the medium tray ( 101 ) without enlarging an area projecting from the image recording apparatus ( 200 ).

Media cassette and media dispensing machine having the same

A media dispensing machine having a media cassette which includes a casing disposed in a media cassette receiving unit of the media dispensing machine; a media loading unit disposed in the casing and storing media; a driving unit installed at a certain side of the media loading unit inside the casing and operated by a power transmitting unit of the media dispensing machine for dispensing the media stored in the media loading unit; a media guiding unit installed so as to connect the driving unit with an outlet formed at the outer surface of the casing and guiding the media dispensed by the driving unit to a media conveying unit of the media dispensing machine; and a media dispense security unit for controlling the driving unit so as to operate only when the casing is installed in the media cassette receiving unit of the media dispensing machine.

Carton, image forming apparatus and the method that device address is set for carton

本发明公开了一种纸盒、图像形成装置以及为纸盒设置设备地址的方法。所述纸盒包括串行通信线路、纸盒控制器和开关模块；所述串行通信线路工作在第一模式或者第二模式；所述纸盒控制器设置为根据从串行通信线路接收的地址配置指令为自身所属纸盒配置设备地址，且在配置设备地址之后从串行通信线路接收对下层纸盒的供电指令；所述开关模块设置为对与所述纸盒级联的下层纸盒的纸盒控制器提供工作电源。所述图像形成装置包括装置本体和至少一个纸盒，从第一层到最后一层的所有纸盒以级联的方式连接到所述装置本体。通过这种级联的方式，仅需要结构简单的线路和器件就可以对各个纸盒进行识别，简化了装置本体与各纸盒之间的通信过程。

Cassette and method for storing and dispensing objects arranged in a stack

A cassette for storing and dispensing objects arranged in a stack, such as end disks, has a base plate, a plurality of standoffs attached to the base plate, and a stripper plate having a removed concentric section attached to ends of the standoffs. A hub member is centrally positioned in the base plate and extends towards the central opening of the stripper plate. A biased support plate attached to base plate is in slidable contact with the hub member for supporting a portion of the loading side of an end disk resting thereon. End disks are removed for independent processing one at a time through a removed section in the stripper plate by a stream of air directed between the loading side of the top most end disk and the unloading side of the nearest adjacent end disk in the stack.

DEVICE FOR TAKING FILMS, IN PARTICULAR X-RAY FILMS FROM A MAGAZINE

A conveyor cassette for a media sheet handling system

Paper-sheet size detecting apparatus for copying machine

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