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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 11, 2020
Applicants:
Hiroshi Yazawa, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Kei Horiuchi, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Yazawa, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Kei Horiuchi, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Assignee:
CANON FINETECH NISCA INC., Misato, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/14 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B65H 1/02 (2006.01); B65H 1/26 (2006.01); B65H 7/04 (2006.01); B65H 1/04 (2006.01); B65H 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/14 (2013.01); B65H 1/025 (2013.01); B65H 1/04 (2013.01); B65H 1/266 (2013.01); B65H 7/04 (2013.01); B65H 7/20 (2013.01); G03G 15/6502 (2013.01); G03G 15/6555 (2013.01); B65H 2403/544 (2013.01); B65H 2405/10 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11164 (2013.01); B65H 2405/15 (2013.01); B65H 2405/313 (2013.01); B65H 2405/331 (2013.01); B65H 2511/10 (2013.01); B65H 2511/11 (2013.01); B65H 2511/20 (2013.01); B65H 2511/414 (2013.01); B65H 2515/112 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00945 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a sheet includes a first lift tray configured to move up or down in a first lift range and to support a sheet; a sheet feeding unit configured to feed a sheet supported by the first lift tray; and a second lift tray configured to move up or down in a second lift range and to support a sheet in cooperation with the first lift tray. A lowest position in the second lift range is a position above a lowest position in the first lift range, and the second lift range is a range which is narrower than the first lift range.