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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Applicant:
Yoshihisa Minakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yoshihisa Minakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/34 (2006.01); B65G 59/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a sheet supply/convey supporting device, a sheet placing unit includes a pair of guide members and a supporting plate that form a space for holding a sheet stack, and a carriage member supports the sheet placing unit and includes a driving mechanism for lifting or lowering the sheet placing unit. The supporting plate supports the sheet stack and is movable between an opened position at which a bottom of the space is opened and a closed position at which the bottom of the space is closed.