SHEET FEEDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET FEEDING DEVICE, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SHEET FEEDING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20190210821A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-11

    申请号:US16182570

    申请日:2018-11-06

    IPC分类号: B65H1/18 B65H3/14

    摘要: A sheet conveying device includes a sheet loader, a loader elevating device, a sheet presence detector to detect a sheet on the sheet loader, and circuitry configured to determine whether the bundle of sheets is loaded on the sheet loader based on a detection result of the sheet presence detector and to control movement of the loader elevating device. The circuitry is configured to cause the loader elevating device to lift the sheet loader to a second position in response to a detection result of the sheet presence detector indicating absence of the sheet on the sheet loader at a first position and not to determine absence of the sheet when the circuitry causes the loader elevating device to lower the sheet loader from the second position to the first position after the circuitry causes the loader elevating device to lift the sheet loader to the second position.

    SHEET FEEDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, AND SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20190202647A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-04

    申请号:US16233359

    申请日:2018-12-27

    摘要: A sheet feeding device includes a sheet stacker configured to stack a sheet bundle; a blower configured to float a sheet on an upper portion of the sheet bundle; a conveyor configured to convey the sheet floated by the blower; a lift configured to lift up and down the sheet stacker; a first reflective optical sensor configured to detect the sheet floated by the blower; a second reflective optical sensor configured to detect the sheet bundle and a side face of the sheet stacker, the side face including a detection region to be detected by the second reflective optical sensor and a non-detection region not to be detected by the second reflective optical sensor; and circuitry configured to control the lift based on a detection result of the first reflective optical sensor and a detection result of the second reflective optical sensor. The circuitry is configured to cause the lift to lift up the sheet stacker in response to a change from a detection state to a non-detection state of the second reflective optical sensor.

    Sheet feeding device, image forming apparatus, image forming system, and sheet processing apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US10787329B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-29

    申请号:US16233359

    申请日:2018-12-27

    摘要: A sheet feeding device includes a sheet stacker configured to stack a sheet bundle; a blower configured to float a sheet on an upper portion of the sheet bundle; a conveyor configured to convey the sheet floated by the blower; a lift configured to lift up and down the sheet stacker; a first reflective optical sensor configured to detect the sheet floated by the blower; a second reflective optical sensor configured to detect the sheet bundle and a side face of the sheet stacker, the side face including a detection region to be detected by the second reflective optical sensor and a non-detection region not to be detected by the second reflective optical sensor; and circuitry configured to control the lift based on a detection result of the first reflective optical sensor and a detection result of the second reflective optical sensor. The circuitry is configured to cause the lift to lift up the sheet stacker in response to a change from a detection state to a non-detection state of the second reflective optical sensor.