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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 1997
Filed:
May. 05, 1995
Yoshiaki Watanabe, Yokohama, JP;
Takao Sameshima, Yokosuka, JP;
Hiroaki Namiki, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomoyuki Araki, Tokyo, JP;
Ryukichi Inoue, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuhide Kudo, Murayama, JP;
Akio Nemoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet supplying device having a sheet support for supporting sheets, a sheet supply provided in a laterally deviated position with respect to the sheet supplying direction for supplying sheets supported by the sheet support and a stacking reference guide for impinging on a lateral end of the sheets supported by the sheet support to thereby define the position of the sheets. The guide defining the position of the sheets is supported by the sheet support in such a manner that the sheets are supported in a state inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the sheet supplying direction.