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EP0347973A1 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Receiving tray for material in sheet form, more particularly material coming from a copying machine

Assignee: Canon Production Printing Netherlands BV
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Filing: 1989-06-12
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-06-12
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Abstract

Abstract A receiving tray (8) for material in sheet form coming from a copying machine (1), said tray comprising a support (12) which is rotatable about a pivot axis (9) and which can be set to two positions by hand, a first position (Fig. 1) for receiving loose sheets on a first support surface (26) of the support (12) and a second position (Fig. 2) for receiving computer forms on a second support surface (30) of the support (12) situated opposite the first support surface (26). The support is provided with a sheet stop (31,12b) and a guide element (33) pivotally connected to the sheet stop (31,12b). In the first position (Fig. 1) the support (12) directly adjoins a sheet exit of the copying machine (1) and the guide element (33) is disposed beneath the support (12). In the second position (Fig. 2) the guide element (33) forms a sheet guide between the sheet exit of the copying machine (1) and the receiving tray (8) for the deposition of a computer form in the receiving tray (8) which in this position has a greater storage capacity than in the first position.

Inventors

  • 👤 Willem Anne Tosserams

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 17:17
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/04; G03G15/65; G03G15/6552; B; B65; B65H; B65H45/00; B65H45/02; B65H45/06; B65H45/10; B65H45/101; B65H45/1015; G03G15/60; B65H2301/00; B65H2301/10; B65H2301/16; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00172; G03G2215/00177; G03G2215/00181; G03G2215/00185

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 92 words
A receiving tray for material in sheet form, more particularly material coming from a copying machine, comprising a support which is rotatable about a pivot axis and which has two oppositely situated support surfaces, the said support being capable of occupying two positions, a first position in which one of the support surfaces can receive material in sheet form, and a second position in which the other support surface can receive material in sheet form, charac­terised in that the distances between the support surfaces (26,30) and the pivot axis (9) are different.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 92 words
A receiving tray for material in sheet form, more particularly material coming from a copying machine, comprising a support which is rotatable about a pivot axis and which has two oppositely situated support surfaces, the said support being capable of occupying two positions, a first position in which one of the support surfaces can receive material in sheet form, and a second position in which the other support surface can receive material in sheet form, charac­terised in that the distances between the support surfaces (26,30) and the pivot axis (9) are different.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 43 words
A receiving tray according to claim 1, characterised in that the distance between the pivot axis (9) and one edge of a support sur­face is less than the distance between the pivot axis and the opposite edge of the same support surface (30).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 31 words
A receiving tray according to claim 2, characterised in that the support (12) at the support surface edge closest to the pivot axis (9) is provided with a sheet stop (12b,31).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 100 words
A receiving tray according to claim 3, characterised in that a bent guide element (33) is provided and is connected by a hinge (34) to the end of the sheet stop (12b,31) situated opposite the edge of the sheet stop (12b,31) connected to the support (12), which guide element (33) can rotate about the hinge (34) from a first position in which the guide element (33) is situated in the space defined by the sheet stop (31) and the adjoining support surface (30), to a second position in which the guide element (33) is flush with the sheet stop (12b,31).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 77 words
A receiving tray according to claim 4, characterised in that the guide element (33) is provided with a plate having a profiled edge (36) which can bear on a rod (35) and which ensures that on rotation of the support (12) from its first position to its second position the guide element (33) is moved substantially parallel to itself from its first position in which it is situated beneath the support surfaces (26,30) into its second position.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4191467A Cited
GB2176770A Cited
US4635916A Cited

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