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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2008
Yuri Yoshimura, Mishima, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Suntou-gun, JP;
Atsushi Ogata, Mishima, JP;
Junichi Sekiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroharu Tsuji, Numazu, JP;
Yuri Yoshimura, Mishima, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Suntou-gun, JP;
Atsushi Ogata, Mishima, JP;
Junichi Sekiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroharu Tsuji, Numazu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a sheet stacking apparatus, whose lifting and lowering mechanism having excellent assembly properties and maintenance properties. A sheet stacking apparatus includes: a stacking portion which stacks a discharged sheet thereon; a housing portion which can support the stacking portion so as to lift and lower the stacking portion; and a lifting and lowering mechanism which lifts and lowers the stacking portion. In the sheet stacking apparatus, the stacking portion has a connecting portion which connects the stacking portion to the housing portion. The connecting portion can connect the stacking portion to the housing portion in a direction perpendicular to the lifting and lowering direction of the stacking portion.