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Sheet feeding apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1986-09-05
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Granted: 1987-06-30
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Expires: 2006-09-05
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus for moving a sheet in a predetermined direction, characterized by a guide located at the lateral side of the path for the sheet, a conveyor for conveying the sheet along the guide, and a flexure inhibiting member for holding down the sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinji Kanemitsu
- 👤 Mototada Toriumi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 21:39
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H9/00; B65H9/16; B65H9/166; G; G03; G03G; G03G15/00; G03G15/65; G03G15/6502; G03G15/6514; G03G2215/00; G03G2215/00362; G03G2215/00367; G03G2215/00379; G03G2215/00392; G03G2215/00405; G03G2215/00443; G03G2215/00447; G03G2215/00493; G03G2215/00497; G03G2215/00518
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
An apparatus for feeding sheets in a predetermined direction along a path, comprisng: side guide means located beside the path of the sheet and contactable to a lateral edge of the sheet to guide the sheet in the predetermined direction; advancing means for advancing the sheet while urging the sheet to said side guide means, by applying to the sheet a force having a component in the predetermined direction and a component perpendicular to the predetermined direction and toward said guide means; bottom guide means having a top surface contactable to the sheet being advanced by said advancing means to guide it; and wrinkle preventing means disposed adjacent said advancing means and having a contactable surface which has a sufficiently larger length in the perpendicular direction as comapred with a length measured in the predetermined direction, and which is contactable to a top surface of the sheet and is adapted to urge it toward the bottom guide, thereby to prevent wrinkling of the sheet.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
164 words
An apparatus for feeding sheets in a predetermined direction along a path, comprisng: side guide means located beside the path of the sheet and contactable to a lateral edge of the sheet to guide the sheet in the predetermined direction; advancing means for advancing the sheet while urging the sheet to said side guide means, by applying to the sheet a force having a component in the predetermined direction and a component perpendicular to the predetermined direction and toward said guide means; bottom guide means having a top surface contactable to the sheet being advanced by said advancing means to guide it; and wrinkle preventing means disposed adjacent said advancing means and having a contactable surface which has a sufficiently larger length in the perpendicular direction as comapred with a length measured in the predetermined direction, and which is contactable to a top surface of the sheet and is adapted to urge it toward the bottom guide, thereby to prevent wrinkling of the sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 wherein said wrinkle preventing means urges the sheet in a range between said force applying means and said side guide means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said wrinkle preventing means is disposed upstream of said force applying means with respect to advancement of the sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said wrinkle preventing means is disposed between said force applying means and said side guide means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said wrinkle preventing means is disposed downstream of said force applying means.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
21 words
An apparatus according to any one of claims 3-5, wherein said wrinkle preventing means includes a plate having a part-circular end.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the wrinkle preventing means urges the sheet by its own weight.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to any one of claims 3-5, wherein said wrinkle preventing means includes a freely rotatable roll.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said wrinkle preventing means urges the sheet by its own weight.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said force applying means includes a plurality of rollers.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
55 words
An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said rollers are normally spaced apart, and at least one of them shifts to grip the sheet when it is passed, and wherein said wrinkle preventing means shifts toward and away from said bottom guide means in association with shifting of said at least one of said rolles.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 11 wherein the sheet is an image transfer material manually fed to said applying means.
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