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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Shinji Yanase, Shinshiro, JP;
Takahiko Ushiroji, Hino, JP;
Dong Zhang, Toyohashi, JP;
Yoshitada Ichikawa, Anjo, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/08 (2006.01); B65H 1/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/266 (2013.01); B65H 2405/11171 (2013.01); B65H 2405/12 (2013.01); B65H 2511/212 (2013.01); B65H 2515/10 (2013.01); B65H 2601/325 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a paper feeding cassette storing stacked sheets, a rotary lever adapted to rotate vertically about a rotation fulcrum is provided with a lift-up portion for lifting up the sheets as placed in contact with a bottom of the sheets stored in the paper feeding cassette. The lift-up portion is vertically turned by the rotary lever.