18796794. SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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TAKUYA Yamaguchi of Chiba (JP)
SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18796794 titled 'SHEET STACKING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
A sheet stacking apparatus includes a plurality of storages, a plurality of conveyance portions provided above sheets stored in the storages, respectively, to convey the sheets, and a main body frame holding the storages and having a plurality of opening portions through which the storages are movable between a closed position in which the sheets are conveyed and a pullout position in which the sheets are stacked. The storages include a plurality of exterior covers, respectively, each exterior cover being larger than a corresponding opening portion so as to cover the corresponding opening portion. The storages are arranged so that the plurality of exterior covers are aligned in a vertical direction. A conveyance portion, which conveys the sheets stored in a lower storage of the storages, overlaps an exterior cover of a storage one above the lower storage in the vertical direction when viewed in a horizontal direction.