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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 1982
Filed:
Dec. 17, 1979
Kiyoshi Tomimori, Yokohama, JP;
Shunichi Nakajima, Yokohama, JP;
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A paper feeding cassette for receiving paper piles of different widths to be able to replace, comprises a stationary bottom plate on which is disposed the rear portion of the paper pile, a movable bottom plate vertically movable relative to the stationary bottom plate and having the front portion of the paper pile disposed thereon, springs for upwardly urging the movable bottom plate, a movable side plate regulating the other side edge of the paper pile, and separation pawl for enabling the uppermost paper alone of the paper pile to be fed. The movable bottom plate has a width not smaller than the width of the largest paper which can be housed in the cassette, and the side plate is movable along the movable bottom plate so as to allow the side edges of the paper pile of a width smaller than the width of the largest paper to be regulated.