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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 1994
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1992
Hirotaka Toki, Kashihara, JP;
Hiranaga Yamamoto, Nara, JP;
Osamu Wakuda, Yamatotakada, JP;
Hiroyuki Nagao, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A carriage driving mechanism moves a paper cassette forward and backward along a feeding direction. A cassette rotating mechanism rotates the paper cassette. A single carriage driving mechanism and a single cassette rotating mechanism are provided for each paper cassette and installed on a level between a cassette circular plate and a large turntable. The carriage driving mechanism includes a driving system constituted by a pulse motor, a series of gears, a pulley, a carriage, a wire wound around the pulley, and guide bars. The cassette rotating mechanism includes a pulse motor and a series of gears. The driving system of the carriage driving mechanism and the cassette rotating mechanism are mounted on the bottom surface of the carriage so as to be level, and move along with the carriage. This configuration enables a reduction in the height and size of a rotatable cassette-type feeding apparatus and an increase in copying functions.