Sheet feed cassette, sheet feeder, and image forming apparatus
US-2015353302-A1 · Dec 10, 2015 · US
Sheet loading unit having face connecting portion with upper edge and inclined edge
US8976371B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8976371-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313857957-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | Apr 9, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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The present disclosure includes a pair of cursor members movable in a width direction, and guide grooves configured to guide the cursor member to move in the width direction. The cursor member includes a cursor base, a cursor rising portion being in contact with or in proximity to an end of the sheet, and a connecting portion. The cursor base has a cursor plane extending in parallel to a sheet loading face with a difference of step with respect to the sheet loading face. An edge in the width direction of the cursor base extends linearly. The connecting portion extends from the sheet loading face side to a reverse side via the guide groove at a portion in the feeding direction of the inside edge of the cursor base. The connecting portion has a face connecting portion which connects the sheet loading face with the cursor plane smoothly.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A sheet loading unit comprising: a sheet loading portion having a sheet loading face on which a sheet to be fed to a feeding destination is loaded; a pair of cursor members movable in a width direction of the sheet orthogonal to a sheet feeding direction on the sheet loading face to restrict a position in the width direction of the sheet; and guide grooves that are provided in the sheet loading face of the sheet loading portion and extend in the wi…
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- What does patent US8976371B2 cover?
- The present disclosure includes a pair of cursor members movable in a width direction, and guide grooves configured to guide the cursor member to move in the width direction. The cursor member includes a cursor base, a cursor rising portion being in contact with or in proximity to an end of the sheet, and a connecting portion. The cursor base has a cursor plane extending in parallel to a sheet …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65H1/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).