Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sheet feed cassette, paper sheet conveying device, and image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 供纸盒,纸张输送装置和图像形成装置
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Application No.: US14437471Application Date: 2013-10-16
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Publication No.: US09290339B2Publication Date: 2016-03-22
- Inventor: Yasuyuki Fukunaga
- Applicant: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Applicant Address: JP Osaka-shi
- Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Osaka-shi
- Agency: Alleman Hall McCoy Russell & Tuttle LLP
- Priority: JP2012-236007 20121025
- International Application: PCT/JP2013/078030 WO 20131016
- International Announcement: WO2014/065164 WO 20140105
- Main IPC: B65H9/12
- IPC: B65H9/12 ; B65H1/08 ; B65H1/04 ; B65H1/26 ; B65H9/04 ; B65H9/08

Abstract:
A sheet feed cassette includes an end cursor, a pair of gears, and a pair of racks. The end cursor regulates a rear end position of stored paper sheets in the sheet feed direction. The end cursor is slidable in the conveyance direction. The pair of gears are rotatably provided on a lower surface of a base portion of the end cursor and have the same module and the same number of teeth. The pair of racks are provided on a bottom surface of a cassette main body in parallel with each other along a slide direction of the end cursor. The pair of racks respectively mesh with the pair of gears. This makes it possible to prevent a defect such as skewing, a folded edge, or a wrinkle from occurring, allowing the end cursor to slide smoothly with excellent operability.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150274449A1 Sheet Feed Cassette, Paper Sheet Conveying Device, and Image Forming Apparatus Public/Granted day:2015-10-01
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