US Patent Application 18199461. SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS simplified abstract

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SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA==Inventor(s)==

[[Category:Ichiro Fukada of Shizuoka (JP)]]

[[Category:Shunsuke Okazaki of Shizuoka (JP)]]

SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18199461 titled 'SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes a sheet feeding apparatus that includes a movable sheet supporting portion and a movable sheet feed unit.

  • The sheet supporting portion can be moved between a sheet supporting position and a first storage position.
  • The sheet feed unit includes a sheet feed portion and an abutment member, and it can be moved between a sheet feed position, a waiting position, and a second storage position.
  • When the sheet supporting portion is in the sheet supporting position, the sheet feed unit is positioned in either the sheet feed position or the waiting position.
  • When the sheet supporting portion is in the first storage position, the sheet feed unit is positioned in the second storage position.
  • The abutment member moves into the apparatus body when the sheet feed unit moves from the waiting position to the second storage position.


Original Abstract Submitted

A sheet feeding apparatus includes an apparatus body, a sheet supporting portion configured to be movably supported between a sheet supporting position and a first storage position, and a sheet feed unit including a sheet feed portion, and an abutment member, the sheet feed unit being movably supported among a sheet feed position, a waiting position, and a second storage position. The sheet feed unit is positioned in the sheet feed position or the waiting position in a case where the sheet supporting portion is positioned in the sheet supporting position. The sheet feed unit is positioned in the second storage position in a case where the sheet supporting portion is positioned in the first storage position. The abutment member moves so as to be stored in the apparatus body in a case where the sheet feed unit moves from the waiting position to the second storage position.

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