US20060163798A1 - Reproducing apparatus and retractable feeding apparatus thereof - Google Patents

Reproducing apparatus and retractable feeding apparatus thereof Download PDF

Info

Publication number
US20060163798A1
US20060163798A1 US11/338,336 US33833606A US2006163798A1 US 20060163798 A1 US20060163798 A1 US 20060163798A1 US 33833606 A US33833606 A US 33833606A US 2006163798 A1 US2006163798 A1 US 2006163798A1
Authority
US
United States
Prior art keywords
tray
feeding
retracted
disposed
reproducing apparatus
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Abandoned
Application number
US11/338,336
Inventor
Ruey-Jin Wong
Shr-How Huang
Fu-Long Hong
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
BenQ Corp
Original Assignee
BenQ Corp
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by BenQ Corp filed Critical BenQ Corp
Assigned to BENQ CORPORATION reassignment BENQ CORPORATION ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST (SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS). Assignors: HONG, FU-LONG, HUANG, SHR-HOW, WONG, RUEY-JIN
Publication of US20060163798A1 publication Critical patent/US20060163798A1/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

Links

Images

Classifications

    • 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
    • B65H1/04—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2402/00—Constructional details of the handling apparatus
    • B65H2402/40—Details of frames, housings or mountings of the whole handling apparatus
    • B65H2402/46—Table apparatus
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/10—Cassettes, holders, bins, decks, trays, supports or magazines for sheets stacked substantially horizontally
    • B65H2405/11—Parts and details thereof
    • B65H2405/111—Bottom
    • B65H2405/1116—Bottom with means for changing geometry
    • B65H2405/11164—Rear portion extensible in parallel to transport direction
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2405/00—Parts for holding the handled material
    • B65H2405/30—Other features of supports for sheets
    • B65H2405/32—Supports for sheets partially insertable - extractable, e.g. upon sliding movement, drawer
    • B65H2405/324—Supports for sheets partially insertable - extractable, e.g. upon sliding movement, drawer between operative position and non operative position

Definitions

  • the present invention relates to a feeding apparatus for a print media, and particularly to a retractable feeding apparatus of a reproducing apparatus.
  • stacked print media sheets are individually transported by a feeding apparatus for the print media thereof.
  • the print media sheets may be paper sheets, transparencies, film or envelopes.
  • the print media sheets are stacked in place on the reproducing apparatus.
  • the feeding apparatus feeds the top sheet from the stack into the reproducing apparatus, and the reproducing apparatus executes its function.
  • the feeding apparatus can be a feeding device with a rotation shaft rotatably disposed in a predetermined angle according to the stacked print media sheets.
  • the feeding apparatus extrudes at a side of the reproducing apparatus and occupies a certain volume.
  • the reproducing apparatus When the reproducing apparatus is placed near a wall, for example, the print media feeding apparatus may butt in the wall. Thus, the reproducing apparatus can not stay close to the wall.
  • the print media feeding apparatus can be a detachable feeding apparatus.
  • the detached feeding apparatus is separate from the reproducing apparatus, and may be lost without proper storage.
  • an embodiment of the invention discloses a reproducing apparatus, which comprises a body and a retractable feeding apparatus.
  • the body comprises a feeding portion and a feeding opening formed on the feeding portion.
  • the retractable feeding apparatus which is disposed on the feeding portion, comprises a tray movable between a retracted position and a stretched position.
  • the tray comprises a rotation shaft and a supporting surface. When the tray is disposed in the retracted position, the tray is received in the feeding portion, and the supporting surface faces the feeding portion.
  • the tray is disposed in the stretch position, the tray is rotatable between a retracted angle and a feeding angle by the rotation shaft, and the supporting surface aligns to the feeding opening in the feeding angle.
  • the feeding portion can be perpendicular to a disposing surface of the body, and the body can comprise a receiving portion on the feeding portion.
  • the tray When the tray is disposed in the retracted position, the tray is received in the receiving portion.
  • a retractable feeding apparatus of a reproducing apparatus which comprises a receiving portion on the reproducing apparatus and a tray movable between a retracted position and a stretched position in relation to the receiving portion.
  • the tray comprises a rotation shaft and a supporting surface.
  • the tray is disposed in the retracted position, the tray is received in the feeding portion, and the supporting surface faces the feeding portion.
  • the tray is disposed in the stretch position, the tray is rotatable between a retracted angle and a feeding angle by the rotation shaft, and the supporting surface aligns to a feeding opening in the feeding angle.
  • the tray can be disposed to cover the feeding opening when the tray is disposed in the retracted position.
  • the receiving portion can comprise a sliding notch, and the tray can be movable between the retracted position and the stretched position along the sliding notch.
  • the tray can comprise a primary tray and a sub tray movable between a retracted tray position and a stretched tray position on the primary tray.
  • the sub tray can be completely retracted on the primary tray when the sub tray is disposed in the retracted tray position.
  • the primary tray can comprise a sliding rail, and the sub tray can move on the sliding rail between the retracted tray position and the stretched tray position.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of a reproducing apparatus
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the retractable feeding apparatus in FIG. 1 ;
  • FIG. 3A is a schematic view of the tray in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 3B is a schematic view of the tray in FIG. 3A , in which the sub tray is received in the primary tray;
  • FIG. 4A is a schematic view of the retractable print media feeding apparatus in FIG. 2 in which the tray is retracted;
  • FIG. 4B is a schematic view of the retractable print media feeding apparatus in FIG. 2 in which the tray is opened and retracted;
  • FIG. 4C is a schematic view of the retractable print media feeding apparatus in FIG. 2 in which the tray is fully opened.
  • the present invention discloses a reproducing apparatus and a retractable feeding apparatus thereof, which can be used for feeding print media.
  • An embodiment of a reproducing apparatus is described hereinafter in detail with respect to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 .
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the reproducing apparatus 10 .
  • the reproducing apparatus 10 comprises a body 110 and a retractable feeding apparatus 150 .
  • the body 110 comprises a feeding portion 112 and a disposing surface 116 .
  • the feeding portion 112 is perpendicular to a disposing surface 116 such that, when the retractable feeding apparatus 150 is retracted, the feeding portion 112 can stay close to the wall.
  • a receiving portion 120 and a feeding opening 114 are formed on the feeding portion 112 .
  • the retractable feeding apparatus 150 is also disposed on the feeding portion 112 and comprises a tray 160 . When the tray 160 is received in the feeding portion 112 , the tray 160 and the feeding portion 112 form a flat surface.
  • the receiving portion 120 comprises sliding notches 122 on both sides thereof such that the tray 160 can be movable along the sliding notches 122 .
  • the tray 160 comprises a primary tray 162 and a sub tray 164 , and a rotation shaft 166 is provided to connect the primary tray 162 and the sub tray 164 .
  • the sub tray 164 is movable between a retracted tray position and a stretched tray position on the primary tray 162 .
  • the surfaces of the primary tray 162 and the sub tray 164 form a supporting surface to support the print media.
  • the sub tray 164 is disposed in the retracted tray position as shown in FIG.
  • the sub tray 164 can be completely retracted on the primary tray 162 and can be received in the receiving portion 120 of the body 110 .
  • the primary tray 162 can comprise sliding rails 168 on the sides thereof, and the sub tray 164 can move on the sliding rails 168 in relation to the primary tray 162 between the retracted tray position and the stretched tray position.
  • the tray 160 and the receiving portion 120 can be described with respect to FIG. 4A , FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C .
  • the tray 160 is movable between a retracted position and a stretched position in relation to the body 110 .
  • the tray 160 is received in the receiving portion 120 completely, and the supporting surface faces the feeding portion 112 .
  • the feeding portion 112 and the tray 160 form a flat surface.
  • the tray 160 is pulled upward and moves to the stretched position as shown in FIG. 4B , the tray 160 is positioned in a retracted angle and can be pushed downward to the retracted position in FIG. 4A .
  • the tray 160 when the tray 160 is disposed in the stretch position, the tray 160 can be rotated to a feeding angle by the rotation shaft 166 .
  • the supporting surface aligns to the feeding opening 114 on the feeding portion 112 in the feeding angle such that the print media disposed on the supporting surface can be fed in the feeding opening 114 .
  • the tray 160 of the retractable feeding apparatus 150 can be retracted to the retracted position as shown in FIG. 4A .
  • the tray 160 is received in the receiving portion 120 , and the feeding portion 112 and the tray 160 form a vertical flat surface, and the feeding portion 112 can stay close to the wall, reducing the volume occupied by the reproducing apparatus.
  • the tray 160 can be moved to the stretched position in the retracted angle as shown in FIG. 4B . Further, the tray 160 can be rotated to the feeding angle as shown in FIG. 4C .
  • the tray 160 comprise the primary tray 162 and the sub tray 164 as shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B , the sub tray 164 can be stretched from the primary tray 162 to form the supporting surface.
  • the retractable feeding apparatus in the above-mentioned embodiment can be retracted and received in the receiving portion and does not extrude at the feeding portion of the reproducing apparatus.
  • the reproducing apparatus can stay close to the wall. Further, there is no requirement for the retractable feeding apparatus to be detachable.

Landscapes

  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Sheets, Magazines, And Separation Thereof (AREA)

Abstract

A reproducing apparatus and a retractable feeding apparatus thereof. The reproducing apparatus comprises a body and a retractable feeding apparatus. The body comprises a feeding portion and a feeding opening formed on the feeding portion. The retractable feeding apparatus has a tray movable between a retracted position and a stretched position. The tray includes a rotation shaft and a supporting surface. When the tray is disposed in the retracted position, the tray is received in the feeding portion, and the supporting surface faces the feeding portion. When the tray is disposed in the stretch position, the tray is rotatable between a retracted angle and a feeding angle by the rotation shaft, and the supporting surface aligns to a feeding opening in the feeding angle.

Description

    BACKGROUND
  • The present invention relates to a feeding apparatus for a print media, and particularly to a retractable feeding apparatus of a reproducing apparatus.
  • In recent years, a variety of different reproducing apparatuss are widely used, such as scanners, printers, fax machines and copiers. Typically, performance is affected by the speed with which the paper sheets are input and separated.
  • In the aforementioned machine, stacked print media sheets are individually transported by a feeding apparatus for the print media thereof. The print media sheets may be paper sheets, transparencies, film or envelopes. Generally, the print media sheets are stacked in place on the reproducing apparatus. The feeding apparatus feeds the top sheet from the stack into the reproducing apparatus, and the reproducing apparatus executes its function.
  • The feeding apparatus can be a feeding device with a rotation shaft rotatably disposed in a predetermined angle according to the stacked print media sheets. The feeding apparatus, however, extrudes at a side of the reproducing apparatus and occupies a certain volume. When the reproducing apparatus is placed near a wall, for example, the print media feeding apparatus may butt in the wall. Thus, the reproducing apparatus can not stay close to the wall.
  • Alternatively, the print media feeding apparatus can be a detachable feeding apparatus. In this case, however, the detached feeding apparatus is separate from the reproducing apparatus, and may be lost without proper storage.
    • SUMMARY
  • Accordingly, an embodiment of the invention discloses a reproducing apparatus, which comprises a body and a retractable feeding apparatus. The body comprises a feeding portion and a feeding opening formed on the feeding portion. The retractable feeding apparatus, which is disposed on the feeding portion, comprises a tray movable between a retracted position and a stretched position. The tray comprises a rotation shaft and a supporting surface. When the tray is disposed in the retracted position, the tray is received in the feeding portion, and the supporting surface faces the feeding portion. When the tray is disposed in the stretch position, the tray is rotatable between a retracted angle and a feeding angle by the rotation shaft, and the supporting surface aligns to the feeding opening in the feeding angle.
  • In the above-mentioned embodiment, the feeding portion can be perpendicular to a disposing surface of the body, and the body can comprise a receiving portion on the feeding portion. When the tray is disposed in the retracted position, the tray is received in the receiving portion.
  • Further, another embodiment of the invention discloses a retractable feeding apparatus of a reproducing apparatus, which comprises a receiving portion on the reproducing apparatus and a tray movable between a retracted position and a stretched position in relation to the receiving portion. The tray comprises a rotation shaft and a supporting surface. When the tray is disposed in the retracted position, the tray is received in the feeding portion, and the supporting surface faces the feeding portion. When the tray is disposed in the stretch position, the tray is rotatable between a retracted angle and a feeding angle by the rotation shaft, and the supporting surface aligns to a feeding opening in the feeding angle.
  • In the above-mentioned embodiments, the tray can be disposed to cover the feeding opening when the tray is disposed in the retracted position. Further, the receiving portion can comprise a sliding notch, and the tray can be movable between the retracted position and the stretched position along the sliding notch.
  • Further, the tray can comprise a primary tray and a sub tray movable between a retracted tray position and a stretched tray position on the primary tray. The sub tray can be completely retracted on the primary tray when the sub tray is disposed in the retracted tray position. The primary tray can comprise a sliding rail, and the sub tray can move on the sliding rail between the retracted tray position and the stretched tray position.
  • A detailed description is given in the following embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings.
    • BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
  • The present invention can be more fully understood by reading the subsequent detailed description and examples with references made to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of an embodiment of a reproducing apparatus;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the retractable feeding apparatus in FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 3A is a schematic view of the tray in FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 3B is a schematic view of the tray in FIG. 3A, in which the sub tray is received in the primary tray;
  • FIG. 4A is a schematic view of the retractable print media feeding apparatus in FIG. 2 in which the tray is retracted;
  • FIG. 4B is a schematic view of the retractable print media feeding apparatus in FIG. 2 in which the tray is opened and retracted; and
  • FIG. 4C is a schematic view of the retractable print media feeding apparatus in FIG. 2 in which the tray is fully opened.
    • DETAILED DESCRIPTION
  • The present invention discloses a reproducing apparatus and a retractable feeding apparatus thereof, which can be used for feeding print media. An embodiment of a reproducing apparatus is described hereinafter in detail with respect to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2.
  • FIG. 1 is a side view of the reproducing apparatus 10. The reproducing apparatus 10 comprises a body 110 and a retractable feeding apparatus 150. The body 110 comprises a feeding portion 112 and a disposing surface 116. The feeding portion 112 is perpendicular to a disposing surface 116 such that, when the retractable feeding apparatus 150 is retracted, the feeding portion 112 can stay close to the wall. Referring to FIG. 2, a receiving portion 120 and a feeding opening 114 are formed on the feeding portion 112. The retractable feeding apparatus 150 is also disposed on the feeding portion 112 and comprises a tray 160. When the tray 160 is received in the feeding portion 112, the tray 160 and the feeding portion 112 form a flat surface. The receiving portion 120 comprises sliding notches 122 on both sides thereof such that the tray 160 can be movable along the sliding notches 122.
  • An embodiment of the tray 160 can be described with respect to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B. The tray 160 comprises a primary tray 162 and a sub tray 164, and a rotation shaft 166 is provided to connect the primary tray 162 and the sub tray 164. The sub tray 164 is movable between a retracted tray position and a stretched tray position on the primary tray 162. When the sub tray 164 is disposed in the stretched tray position as shown in FIG. 3A, the surfaces of the primary tray 162 and the sub tray 164 form a supporting surface to support the print media. When the sub tray 164 is disposed in the retracted tray position as shown in FIG. 3B, the sub tray 164 can be completely retracted on the primary tray 162 and can be received in the receiving portion 120 of the body 110. The primary tray 162 can comprise sliding rails 168 on the sides thereof, and the sub tray 164 can move on the sliding rails 168 in relation to the primary tray 162 between the retracted tray position and the stretched tray position.
  • The tray 160 and the receiving portion 120 can be described with respect to FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C. The tray 160 is movable between a retracted position and a stretched position in relation to the body 110. When the tray 160 is disposed in the retracted position as shown in FIG. 4A, the tray 160 is received in the receiving portion 120 completely, and the supporting surface faces the feeding portion 112. In this case, the feeding portion 112 and the tray 160 form a flat surface. When the tray 160 is pulled upward and moves to the stretched position as shown in FIG. 4B, the tray 160 is positioned in a retracted angle and can be pushed downward to the retracted position in FIG. 4A. Further, when the tray 160 is disposed in the stretch position, the tray 160 can be rotated to a feeding angle by the rotation shaft 166. In this case, the supporting surface aligns to the feeding opening 114 on the feeding portion 112 in the feeding angle such that the print media disposed on the supporting surface can be fed in the feeding opening 114.
  • When the reproducing apparatus is not in operation, the tray 160 of the retractable feeding apparatus 150 can be retracted to the retracted position as shown in FIG. 4A. Thus, the tray 160 is received in the receiving portion 120, and the feeding portion 112 and the tray 160 form a vertical flat surface, and the feeding portion 112 can stay close to the wall, reducing the volume occupied by the reproducing apparatus. When the reproducing apparatus is in operation, the tray 160 can be moved to the stretched position in the retracted angle as shown in FIG. 4B. Further, the tray 160 can be rotated to the feeding angle as shown in FIG. 4C. When the tray 160 comprise the primary tray 162 and the sub tray 164 as shown in FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B, the sub tray 164 can be stretched from the primary tray 162 to form the supporting surface.
  • The retractable feeding apparatus in the above-mentioned embodiment can be retracted and received in the receiving portion and does not extrude at the feeding portion of the reproducing apparatus. Thus, the reproducing apparatus can stay close to the wall. Further, there is no requirement for the retractable feeding apparatus to be detachable.
  • While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of the preferred embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. To the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements (as would be apparent to those skilled in the art). Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements.

Claims (14)

1. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:
a body comprising a feeding portion; and
a retractable feeding mechanism disposed on the feeding portion, the retractable feeding mechanism comprising a tray movable between a retracted position and a stretched position, the tray comprising a rotation shaft;
wherein, when the tray is disposed in the retracted position, the tray is received in the feeding portion so that the tray and the feeding portion form a flat surface;
when the tray is disposed in the stretch position, the tray is rotatable between a retracted angle and a feeding angle by the rotation shaft.
2. The reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the feeding portion is perpendicular to a disposing surface of the body.
3. The reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the feeding portion comprises a feeding opening, the tray covers the feeding opening when the tray is disposed in the retracted position.
4. The reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the feeding portion comprises a receiving portion, when the tray is disposed in the retracted position, the tray is received in the receiving portion.
5. The reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 4, wherein the receiving portion comprises a sliding notch, and the tray is movable between the retracted position and the stretched position along the sliding notch.
6. The reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tray comprises:
a primary tray; and
a sub tray movable between a retracted tray position and a stretched tray position relative to the primary tray.
7. The reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the sub tray is completely received in the primary tray when the sub tray is disposed in the retracted tray position.
8. The reproducing apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein the primary tray comprises a sliding rail, and the sub tray is movable on the sliding rail between the retracted tray position and the stretched tray position.
9. A retractable feeding apparatus used for a reproducing apparatus with a receiving portion thereon, the feeding apparatus comprising:
a tray movable between a retracted position and a stretched position in relation to the receiving portion, the tray comprising a rotation shaft;
wherein, when the tray is disposed in the retracted position, the tray is received in the receiving portion;
when the tray is disposed in the stretch position, the tray is rotatable between a retracted angle and a feeding angle by the rotation shaft.
10. The retractable feeding apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the tray covers the receiving portion when the tray is disposed in the retracted position.
11. The retractable feeding apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the receiving portion comprises a sliding notch, and the tray is movable between the retracted position and the stretched position along the sliding notch.
12. The retractable feeding apparatus as claimed in claim 9, wherein the tray comprises:
a primary tray; and
a sub tray movable between a retracted tray position and a stretched tray position on the primary tray.
13. The retractable feeding apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the sub tray is completely retracted on the primary tray when the sub tray is disposed in the retracted tray position.
14. The retractable feeding apparatus as claimed in claim 12, wherein the primary tray comprises a sliding rail, and the sub tray moves on the sliding rail between the retracted tray position and the stretched tray position.
US11/338,336 2005-01-24 2006-01-23 Reproducing apparatus and retractable feeding apparatus thereof Abandoned US20060163798A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
TW094101983A TWI250083B (en) 2005-01-24 2005-01-24 Business machine and retractable feeding apparatus thereof
TW94101983 2005-01-24

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
US20060163798A1 true US20060163798A1 (en) 2006-07-27

Family

ID=36695967

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
US11/338,336 Abandoned US20060163798A1 (en) 2005-01-24 2006-01-23 Reproducing apparatus and retractable feeding apparatus thereof

Country Status (2)

Country Link
US (1) US20060163798A1 (en)
TW (1) TWI250083B (en)

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20060220295A1 (en) * 2005-04-01 2006-10-05 Funai Electric Co., Ltd. Image forming apparatus
US20060262355A1 (en) * 2005-05-18 2006-11-23 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus
US20070002116A1 (en) * 2005-06-30 2007-01-04 Lexmark International, Inc. Media support for an imaging apparatus
US20070019054A1 (en) * 2005-07-19 2007-01-25 Benq Corporation Business machine
US20080111875A1 (en) * 2006-11-09 2008-05-15 Seiko Epson Corporation Medium supplying mechanism, liquid ejecting device, and recording device
US20150304514A1 (en) * 2014-04-16 2015-10-22 Avision Inc. Duplex peripheral capable of processing large-size and small-size documents
CN108792676A (en) * 2017-04-28 2018-11-13 精工爱普生株式会社 Medium conveying apparatus and image read-out

Citations (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3912389A (en) * 1973-10-05 1975-10-14 Canon Kk Copy medium receiving tray
US5082269A (en) * 1989-09-13 1992-01-21 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Paper ejecting device having sheet reversing and non-reversing positions
US5085422A (en) * 1989-09-16 1992-02-04 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image forming apparatus
US5111252A (en) * 1989-08-23 1992-05-05 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Electrophotographic copying machine with paper feeding and discharge trays
US5975520A (en) * 1996-06-27 1999-11-02 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Expandable cassette for an electrophotographic device
US5984300A (en) * 1996-04-19 1999-11-16 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet tray device for loading sheets, and a sheet feeding device
US6089772A (en) * 1997-11-17 2000-07-18 Canon Business Machines Ejection tray for a printer
US6382617B1 (en) * 1999-08-21 2002-05-07 Acer Communications & Multimedia, Inc. Paper accommodating assembly for office machine
US6595514B2 (en) * 2000-10-20 2003-07-22 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus including the sheet feeding device
US20040017460A1 (en) * 2002-06-25 2004-01-29 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus
US20040037607A1 (en) * 2001-09-20 2004-02-26 Yergenson Robin P. Methods and systems for a multi-position print media feed-tray
US20050062217A1 (en) * 2003-08-12 2005-03-24 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Recording medium feed apparatus
US7029007B2 (en) * 2000-11-21 2006-04-18 Funai Electric Co., Ltd. Rotatable sheet tray

Patent Citations (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3912389A (en) * 1973-10-05 1975-10-14 Canon Kk Copy medium receiving tray
US5111252A (en) * 1989-08-23 1992-05-05 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Electrophotographic copying machine with paper feeding and discharge trays
US5082269A (en) * 1989-09-13 1992-01-21 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Paper ejecting device having sheet reversing and non-reversing positions
US5085422A (en) * 1989-09-16 1992-02-04 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Image forming apparatus
US5984300A (en) * 1996-04-19 1999-11-16 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet tray device for loading sheets, and a sheet feeding device
US5975520A (en) * 1996-06-27 1999-11-02 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Expandable cassette for an electrophotographic device
US6089772A (en) * 1997-11-17 2000-07-18 Canon Business Machines Ejection tray for a printer
US6382617B1 (en) * 1999-08-21 2002-05-07 Acer Communications & Multimedia, Inc. Paper accommodating assembly for office machine
US6595514B2 (en) * 2000-10-20 2003-07-22 Ricoh Company, Ltd. Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus including the sheet feeding device
US7029007B2 (en) * 2000-11-21 2006-04-18 Funai Electric Co., Ltd. Rotatable sheet tray
US20040037607A1 (en) * 2001-09-20 2004-02-26 Yergenson Robin P. Methods and systems for a multi-position print media feed-tray
US20040017460A1 (en) * 2002-06-25 2004-01-29 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Recording apparatus
US20050062217A1 (en) * 2003-08-12 2005-03-24 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha Recording medium feed apparatus

Cited By (13)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20060220295A1 (en) * 2005-04-01 2006-10-05 Funai Electric Co., Ltd. Image forming apparatus
US7306217B2 (en) * 2005-04-01 2007-12-11 Funai Electric Co., Ltd. Image forming apparatus
US7547011B2 (en) * 2005-05-18 2009-06-16 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus
US20060262355A1 (en) * 2005-05-18 2006-11-23 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus
US20090224460A1 (en) * 2005-05-18 2009-09-10 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus
US20070002116A1 (en) * 2005-06-30 2007-01-04 Lexmark International, Inc. Media support for an imaging apparatus
US7431279B2 (en) * 2005-06-30 2008-10-07 Budelsky Stephen A Media support for an imaging apparatus
US20070019054A1 (en) * 2005-07-19 2007-01-25 Benq Corporation Business machine
US20080111875A1 (en) * 2006-11-09 2008-05-15 Seiko Epson Corporation Medium supplying mechanism, liquid ejecting device, and recording device
US20150304514A1 (en) * 2014-04-16 2015-10-22 Avision Inc. Duplex peripheral capable of processing large-size and small-size documents
US9712713B2 (en) * 2014-04-16 2017-07-18 Avision Inc. Duplex peripheral capable of processing large-size and small-size documents
CN108792676A (en) * 2017-04-28 2018-11-13 精工爱普生株式会社 Medium conveying apparatus and image read-out
US10399801B2 (en) * 2017-04-28 2019-09-03 Seiko Epson Corporation Medium transport device and image reading apparatus

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
TWI250083B (en) 2006-03-01
TW200626373A (en) 2006-08-01

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US10225421B2 (en) Image reading apparatus
JP4322709B2 (en) Document feeder
US20060163798A1 (en) Reproducing apparatus and retractable feeding apparatus thereof
US8540238B2 (en) Automatic sheet transporting apparatus, and automatic document scanning apparatus with the automatic sheet transporting apparatus
US10059543B2 (en) Medium feeding device, image reading apparatus, and recording apparatus
JP4168278B2 (en) Document feeder
US20080111295A1 (en) Paper feeder and image forming device
US7891659B2 (en) Paper feeding device, recording apparatus and information processing apparatus having the same
JP2007008651A (en) Paper feeding device, recording device and image reading device
US9994411B2 (en) Sheet tray, conveyance unit and image recording apparatus
JP4674518B2 (en) Image recording device
JP4407444B2 (en) Recording medium feeding apparatus, recording apparatus, and liquid ejecting apparatus
JP2005320145A (en) Sheet feed device and image forming device using it
JP2008011541A (en) Document conveying device
JP2006082919A (en) Image recording device and paper feeding tray applied to the device
US7862035B2 (en) Sheet feed devices and image recording apparatus comprising such sheet feed devices
JP2009132526A (en) Paper feeding device and image recording device equipped with the same
JPH0832767A (en) Facsimile equipment
JP5081756B2 (en) Image forming apparatus
US7023590B2 (en) Paper feeding apparatus
JP2006117395A (en) Medium feeding device and recording device
JP4400759B2 (en) Document feeder
JP2004216656A (en) Recording device
JP2023101098A (en) Image reader
JP4100301B2 (en) Paper cassette

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
AS Assignment

Owner name: BENQ CORPORATION, TAIWAN

Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:WONG, RUEY-JIN;HUANG, SHR-HOW;HONG, FU-LONG;REEL/FRAME:017342/0136

Effective date: 20060310

STCB Information on status: application discontinuation

Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION