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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 1992
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1991
Kazuo Uno, Ibaraki, JP;
Junji Shirakawa, Ibaraki, JP;
Hitachi Koki Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A paper feed mechanism for a printing apparatus, comprises a case, a plurality of tables provided in the case for supporting at least two kinds of cut sheets thereon, the two kinds of cut sheets including large-sized cut sheets larger than each table and small-sized cut sheets substantially equal to each table, and a unit for moving the small-sized cut sheets on one table to another table when another table becomes empty of the small-sized cut sheets, wherein when the plurality of tables support the large-sized cut sheets, the plurality of tables function as one table, and when the plurality of tables support the small-sized cut sheets, the plurality of tables function separately independently of each other.