EP0784242A3 - Blattzufuhrvorrichtung - Google Patents

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EP0784242A3
EP0784242A3 EP97300142A EP97300142A EP0784242A3 EP 0784242 A3 EP0784242 A3 EP 0784242A3 EP 97300142 A EP97300142 A EP 97300142A EP 97300142 A EP97300142 A EP 97300142A EP 0784242 A3 EP0784242 A3 EP 0784242A3
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Prior art keywords
drawer
sensor
feedhead
sheets
stack height
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EP97300142A
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French (fr)
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EP0784242A2 (de
EP0784242B1 (de
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Ermanno C. Petocchi
Janice S. Brooks
James R. Bryce
Bruce J. Direnzo
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Xerox Corp
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Xerox Corp
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Priority claimed from US08/583,829 external-priority patent/US5653434A/en
Priority claimed from US08/583,830 external-priority patent/US5842694A/en
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Publication of EP0784242A2 publication Critical patent/EP0784242A2/de
Publication of EP0784242A3 publication Critical patent/EP0784242A3/de
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G15/00—Apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern
    • G03G15/65—Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material
    • G03G15/6502—Supplying of sheet copy material; Cassettes therefor
    • G03G15/6511—Feeding devices for picking up or separation of copy sheets
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/08—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the articles to present the articles to the separating device
    • B65H1/14—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the articles to present the articles to the separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2511/00—Dimensions; Position; Numbers; Identification; Occurrences
    • B65H2511/10—Size; Dimensions
    • B65H2511/15—Height, e.g. of stack
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00362—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
    • G03G2215/00367—The feeding path segment where particular handling of the copy medium occurs, segments being adjacent and non-overlapping. Each segment is identified by the most downstream point in the segment, so that for instance the segment labelled "Fixing device" is referring to the path between the "Transfer device" and the "Fixing device"
    • G03G2215/00379—Copy medium holder
    • G03G2215/00383—Cassette
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00362—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
    • G03G2215/00367—The feeding path segment where particular handling of the copy medium occurs, segments being adjacent and non-overlapping. Each segment is identified by the most downstream point in the segment, so that for instance the segment labelled "Fixing device" is referring to the path between the "Transfer device" and the "Fixing device"
    • G03G2215/00396—Pick-up device
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G03—PHOTOGRAPHY; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY
    • G03G—ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY
    • G03G2215/00—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes
    • G03G2215/00362—Apparatus for electrophotographic processes relating to the copy medium handling
    • G03G2215/00535—Stable handling of copy medium
    • G03G2215/00717—Detection of physical properties
    • G03G2215/00729—Detection of physical properties of sheet amount in input tray

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)
EP97300142A 1996-01-11 1997-01-10 Verfahren zum Zuführen von Blättern Expired - Lifetime EP0784242B1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US08/583,829 US5653434A (en) 1996-01-11 1996-01-11 Stack height control remote from feedhead
US08/583,830 US5842694A (en) 1996-01-11 1996-01-11 Stack height control with height sensing feedhead
US583830 1996-01-11
US583829 1996-01-11

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EP0784242A2 EP0784242A2 (de) 1997-07-16
EP0784242A3 true EP0784242A3 (de) 1998-04-15
EP0784242B1 EP0784242B1 (de) 2003-09-03

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EP97300142A Expired - Lifetime EP0784242B1 (de) 1996-01-11 1997-01-10 Verfahren zum Zuführen von Blättern

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JP5331398B2 (ja) * 2007-07-30 2013-10-30 京セラドキュメントソリューションズ株式会社 給紙装置および給紙装置を備えた画像形成装置
JP2009062158A (ja) * 2007-09-07 2009-03-26 Canon Inc シート給送装置及びこれを備えた画像形成装置

Citations (5)

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US3981497A (en) * 1975-06-23 1976-09-21 International Business Machines Corporation Automatic document alignment method and apparatus for document feed equipment
CH616388A5 (en) * 1977-04-18 1980-03-31 Kurt Ruenzi Separating device for paper sheets
JPH01267233A (ja) * 1988-04-19 1989-10-25 Toshiba Corp 画像形成装置
EP0357012A2 (de) * 1988-09-01 1990-03-07 Konica Corporation Vorrichtung zum Zuführen eines Aufzeichnungsbogens
EP0555091A1 (de) * 1992-02-06 1993-08-11 Fujitsu Limited Papierzuführvorrichtungen

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US4589645A (en) 1985-10-03 1986-05-20 Xerox Corporation Document set separator and stack height sensor
US5033731A (en) 1990-03-12 1991-07-23 Xerox Corporation Dual mode stack height and sheet delivery detector
JP2958395B2 (ja) * 1995-09-12 1999-10-06 富士ゼロックス株式会社 給紙装置

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3981497A (en) * 1975-06-23 1976-09-21 International Business Machines Corporation Automatic document alignment method and apparatus for document feed equipment
CH616388A5 (en) * 1977-04-18 1980-03-31 Kurt Ruenzi Separating device for paper sheets
JPH01267233A (ja) * 1988-04-19 1989-10-25 Toshiba Corp 画像形成装置
EP0357012A2 (de) * 1988-09-01 1990-03-07 Konica Corporation Vorrichtung zum Zuführen eines Aufzeichnungsbogens
EP0555091A1 (de) * 1992-02-06 1993-08-11 Fujitsu Limited Papierzuführvorrichtungen

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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Title
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 014, no. 029 (M - 922) 19 January 1990 (1990-01-19) *

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EP0784242A2 (de) 1997-07-16
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EP0784242B1 (de) 2003-09-03

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