PAPER FEED MECHANISM AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

    公开(公告)号:US20210024309A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-28

    申请号:US16928100

    申请日:2020-07-14

    发明人: Peng ZHOU Cunlu WEI

    摘要: A paper feed mechanism includes: a paper storage to store sheets of paper; an air blowing unit disposed on each of both sides of the paper storage in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction corresponding to a paper conveyance direction, in which the air blowing unit blows air to a side end of each of the sheets of paper in the paper storage to float one or some of the sheets of paper in the paper storage; and a paper conveyance unit disposed above the paper storage, in which the paper conveyance unit holds, by suction, an uppermost sheet of paper among the floated sheets of paper, and conveys the uppermost sheet of paper. An air blowing position of the air blowing unit is changeable in the first direction according to information about the sheets of paper.

    Sheet transporting mechanism and image formation apparatus comprising the same

    公开(公告)号:US10414614B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-17

    申请号:US16026728

    申请日:2018-07-03

    发明人: Jiangtao Xu Jie Hu

    IPC分类号: B65H29/46 B65H29/00 B65H31/30

    摘要: A sheet transporting mechanism transports a sheet from a storage tray to a stacking tray, and includes: a first transporter that moves between initial and first positions to transport the sheet from the initial position toward the stacking tray; a second transporter that transports the transported sheet by the first transporter to the stacking tray; a single motor that drives the first and second transporters; a guide rail that guides movement of the second transporter; a first transmission gear that transmits a driving force of the single motor to move the first transporter between the initial and first positions; a second transmission gear that transmits the driving force of the single motor to move the guide rail in an upward and downward direction; and a third transmission gear that transmits the driving force of the single motor to allow the second transporter to be guided by the guide rail.