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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1998
Satoshi Fujii, Toyohashi, JP;
Noritoshi Maruchi, Toyokawa, JP;
Tohru Murakami, Okazaki, JP;
Masao Kondo, Toyokawa, JP;
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a sheet conveying apparatus for conveying a sheet in recirculation. The apparatus comprises a feed tray on which a plurality of sheets are set, a discharge tray on which the plurality of sheets are discharged, a feed mechanism for feeding the plurality of sheets set on the feed tray one by one, a recirculation conveying mechanism for conveying the sheet fed by the feed mechanism to discharge it on the discharge tray and return it to the feed tray, and a plurality of stoppers. The stoppers are disposed at different positions along the sheet conveying direction correspondingly to the sheet size. Each of the plurality of stoppers is moveable between an operation position and a withdrawal position and restricts the front end of the sheet discharged on the discharge tray to align the sheet in the operation position.