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Sheet feeding apparatus
US9019574B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9019574-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414169172-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jan 31, 2013 |
| Publication date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
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A sheet feeding apparatus includes a first tray, a second tray disposed above the first tray, a feeding portion configured to feed a sheet in a feed direction, and a first wall portion disposed at one end of the second tray in a width direction and fixed relative to the first tray. The first tray has a first end on a side far from the feeding portion. The second tray has, on the side far from the feeding portion, a second end, which is closer to the feeding portion than the first end of the first tray. The first end of the first tray is located above the second end of the second tray. An upper end of the first wall portion is higher than the second tray, and extends from a side closer to the second end of the second tray toward the first end of the first tray.
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What is claimed is: 1. A sheet feeding apparatus comprising: a first tray configured to receive a stack of sheets; a second tray disposed above the first tray and configured to receive a stack of sheets; a feeding portion configured to feed a sheet supported in the first tray to the second tray in a feed direction; and a first wall portion disposed at one end of the second tray in a width direction perpendicular to the feed direction and fixed relative to the first tray, w…
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Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9019574B2 cover?
- A sheet feeding apparatus includes a first tray, a second tray disposed above the first tray, a feeding portion configured to feed a sheet in a feed direction, and a first wall portion disposed at one end of the second tray in a width direction and fixed relative to the first tray. The first tray has a first end on a side far from the feeding portion. The second tray has, on the side far from t…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Ohta Masahiko, Brother Ind Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/12. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 28 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).