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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Junya Masuda, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/08 (2006.01); B65H 1/14 (2006.01); B65H 1/04 (2006.01); B65H 1/18 (2006.01); B65H 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/14 (2013.01); B65H 1/04 (2013.01); B65H 1/08 (2013.01); B65H 1/18 (2013.01); B65H 7/02 (2013.01); B65H 2402/441 (2013.01); B65H 2405/115 (2013.01); B65H 2405/15 (2013.01); B65H 2405/325 (2013.01); B65H 2511/152 (2013.01); B65H 2511/20 (2013.01); B65H 2511/417 (2013.01); B65H 2511/51 (2013.01); B65H 2511/515 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet feed device includes: a stacking tray on which sheets are stacked in such a manner as to be capable of being lifted and lowered; and an opening/closing member. When the opening/closing member is open, a sheet stacking surface on which the sheets are stacked is positioned at a position higher, in an upper and lower direction of the sheet feed device, than an uppermost portion of the opening/closing member in the upper and lower direction.