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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 26, 1988
Junji Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Ken Iseda, Yokohama, JP;
Takehito Fukunaga, Tokyo, JP;
Akihito Tokutsu, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A feed apparatus for feeding paper to a copy machine is disclosed. Paper on a paper table is vertically moved by a lift mechanism. The lift mechanism is made up of a coupling mechanism, a transmitting mechanism, and a mounting mechanism. This mechanism transmits a drive force from a motor and a motor drive to the paper table, to vertically move the table. The table has an elastic member attached thereto. The elastic member has a predetermined elastic force to move the table upwardly. The table is lifted by cooperation of the lift mechanism and the elastic member. A controller applies a command to the motor to drive a transport mechanism. The driven transport mechanism picks up paper sheet by sheet and feeds it to the copy machine.