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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1985
Shinji Tsutsui, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A cassette-type container for a sheet-like member, includes a lower member for carrying the sheet-like member, an upper member engageable with the lower member to define a closed chamber, a guide channel formed in the upper member, for guiding rectilinear movement of the upper member when it is engaged by or disengaged from the lower member, a guide pin formed on the lower member and engageable with the guide channel so that the upper member is pivotally movable relative to the lower member, and a member for holding the upper member and lower member against separation. According to another aspect, there is provided an automatic feeding system for a sheet-like member and usable with such container as described above, the system having a holder for the upper member, a member for applying a biasing force to urge the holder to rotate it about the guide pin, a fork adapted to separate the lower member from the upper member, and an elevator for moving the fork in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the rectilinear movement of the lower member.