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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keisuke Hara, Takatsuki, JP;
Haruo Sayama, Yamatokoriyama, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/120 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/120 ;
Abstract
A foldable tray is angularly displaceably supported at an end portion of a sheet tray of a printer body so as to be angularly displaceable about a supporting shaft, which foldable tray is capable of being folded onto an upper surface side of the sheet tray and is angularly displaced downwardly from the sheet stacking position when a force which exceeds the maximum loading weight of sheets is applied to the foldable tray. Further, the sheet tray comprises a stopper for holding the foldable tray at a sheet stacking position and at a downwardly displaced position by abutting the foldable tray against the stopper.