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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2015
Masato Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fukumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisayoshi Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Munehisa Fuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Niikura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaki Ishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyotake Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiro Okutsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunori Konno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohjiroh Haga, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fukumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Hisayoshi Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Munehisa Fuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuo Niikura, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaki Ishizaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyotake Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Toshihiro Okutsu, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazunori Konno, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohjiroh Haga, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LIMITED, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a floating restricting member restricting the floating position of a bundle of sheets; and a holding mechanism holding the floating restricting member relative to a side fence. The floating restricting member includes a sheet contact section being brought into contact with the sheets from above; and a sheet-floating restricting section restricting the floating position of the floating sheet that is floated while air is blown thereto. The holding mechanism sets the floating restricting member in the initial state where the sheet-floating restricting section restricts the floating position of the sheet, in the sheet-placing time retracted state where the sheets are pushed against the sheet contact section so that the floating restricting member is retracted, and in the sheet-ejecting time retracted state where, when the sheets are to be removed, the sheet is pushed against the sheet contact section from below so that the floating restricting member is retracted.