Sheet tray device for loading sheets, and a sheet feeding device
Patent 5984300 Issued on November 16, 1999. Estimated Expiration Date: 
April 18, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
April 18, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesElectrophotographic copying machine with paper feeding and discharge trays Recording apparatus Paper retainer Patent #: 5613672 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 840464 filed on 04/18/1997US Classes:271/171Holder adjustable to size of sheetExaminersPrimary: Bollinger, David H.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassB65H 001/00Foreign Application Priority Data1996-04-19 JPAbstractA sub tray of a sheet tray is arranged so as to be held by a locking mechanism in any one of at least three rotational positions relative to a main tray including an opened position, a stored position and an intermediate position. The sub tray is set in an opened position when loading sheets of a size larger than the main tray, and the sub tray is set at an intermediate position between the stored position and the opened position when continuous form paper is to be ejected via the tray. Locking the sub tray at the intermediate position guides the continuous form downwards in a gentle curve. | |
