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Patent No.:

US 10377592 B1

Date of Patent:

Aug. 13, 2019

Filed:

Jun. 06, 2017

Sheet loading apparatus and image forming apparatus

Applicant:

Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Riichi Hama, Toyokawa, JP;

Assignee:

Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP

Primary Examiner:

Luis A Gonzalez

Int. Cl.

CPC ...

B65H 31/30 (2006.01); B65H 3/32 (2006.01); B65H 3/66 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B65H 31/02 (2006.01);

U.S. Cl.

CPC ...

B65H 3/32 (2013.01); B65H 3/66 (2013.01); B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 31/3036 (2013.01); B65H 31/3045 (2013.01); B65H 31/3081 (2013.01); G03G 15/6511 (2013.01); G03G 15/6552 (2013.01); G03G 15/6573 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4213 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4224 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4478 (2013.01); B65H 2301/44712 (2013.01); B65H 2405/10 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11151 (2013.01); B65H 2405/52 (2013.01); B65H 2405/581 (2013.01); B65H 2405/5812 (2013.01); B65H 2405/5831 (2013.01); B65H 2405/5832 (2013.01); B65H 2701/18262 (2013.01); B65H 2701/18292 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01); B65H 2801/27 (2013.01);

Abstract

A sheet loading apparatus for carrying a sheet loaded in a first tray to a second tray includes: a grip portion configured to grip the sheet; a sliding portion configured to move the grip portion between a sheet gripping position and a sheet release position; a lift portion configured to move the grip portion and cause the grip portion to emerge from the sheet loading surface; and a common power transmission portion configured to transmit power to both the sliding portion and the lift portion, wherein in one cycle, after the sliding portion moves the grip portion to a downstream side, the lift portion moves the grip portion downward of the sheet loading surface to cause the grip portion to reach the release position, and after the sliding portion moves the grip portion to the upstream side, the lift portion moves the grip portion to the gripping position.

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