SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20200165086A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-28

    申请号:US16690715

    申请日:2019-11-21

    IPC分类号: B65H3/06 B65H5/26

    摘要: A sheet feeding device includes a feeder, a contact member, a movement restricting member, a moving mechanism, and control circuitry. The feeder is configured to feed a sheet. A leading end of the sheet in a feeding direction is to contact the contact member. The movement restricting member is configured to lock the contact member to restrict movement of the contact member from a contact position where the contact member contacts the sheet. The moving mechanism is configured to move the movement restricting member between a locking position and a lock releasing position. The contact member is configured to take the contact position by gravity or a biasing force of a biasing part. The control circuitry is configured to control the moving mechanism to move the movement restricting member to the lock releasing position and then to the locking position when a feeding operation of the sheet is finished.

    SHEET LOADING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET LOADING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20190283990A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-19

    申请号:US16293810

    申请日:2019-03-06

    IPC分类号: B65H1/26

    摘要: A sheet loading device includes a device body to load a sheet, a guide disposed extending in a sheet conveying direction in the device body, a restricting body to move along the guide of the device body and to restrict a position of an end portion of the sheet, and a securing body to attach to the restricting body and the guide and detach from the restricting body and the guide, and having an engaging body. The engaging body of the securing body engages with the guide at an arbitrary position on the guide in the sheet conveying direction. The restricting body is being secured to the device body according to engagement of the engaging body of the securing body with the guide of the device body.