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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Tetsuo Watanabe, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuya Saimei, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takashi Hirayama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Toshiba Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet loading and handling apparatus that suppress anomalies in sheet supply operation and feed sheets in a stable manner is disclosed. The sheet loading unit includes a supply mechanism that moves a plurality of stacked sheets in a direction toward a feeding position located at an end of the loading unit, a feeding mechanism that individually feeds sheets to the feeding position, and a control unit controlling a plurality of sensors, which detect whether there is a sheet at the feeding position. The supply mechanism operates based on detection information of the sensors. The control unit monitors a relationship between signal information of the optical sensor and that of another sensor, and if a signal relationship that is not normal as compared to that of normal feeding occurs, the unit retracts the signal information of the optical sensor and uses only the signal information of the other sensor.