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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 1984
Filed:
Feb. 18, 1981
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kunihiro Shibuya, Yokohama, JP;
Kohachi Uchida, Sagamihara, JP;
Assignee:
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Kawasaki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271-9 ; 271164 ;
Abstract
A paper feed device according to the invention comprises a paper feed cassette accommodating paper sheets and a paper feed mechanism for feeding out paper from the cassette. It also comprises a manual paper supply guide provided on top of the cassette for advancement and retreat therealong and having a paper guide surface for guiding manual supply paper. The detection of whether paper is present in the paper feed cassette and also the detection of a paper sheet being fed over the manual paper supply guide in a manual paper feed supply mode are effected by a single detecting switch.