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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2008
Tomohiro Kuwahara, Osaka, JP;
Toshihide Higashimori, Osaka, JP;
Kouichi Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Hidehiro Tabuchi, Osaka, JP;
Tomohiro Kuwahara, Osaka, JP;
Toshihide Higashimori, Osaka, JP;
Kouichi Kimura, Osaka, JP;
Hidehiro Tabuchi, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
When an original document is placed on the lift tray, a timer is reset and starts counting a predetermined time. Whether an alignment device is moved to adjust the original documents loaded on the lift tray in, for example, the widthwise direction transverse to the transportation direction is then determined. If a change in the detected width of the original documents is detected, the timer is reset and started again. If there is no change in the detected width of the original documents, a control waits for the timer to time out. If the timer reaches the predetermined time, the lift tray is driven up by the lift motor and rises until the top limit sensor turns on.