Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – Multiple supplies
Patent
1998-11-02
2000-08-15
Bollinger, David H.
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
Multiple supplies
271 913, 271162, B65H 344
Patent
active
061023868
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus is provided which includes a first paper cassette provided in a lower portion of a main body of the image forming apparatus for housing recording papers therein and for feeding the recording papers to the main body through a first paper feeding path, and a second cassette provided below the first paper cassette for housing recording papers therein. At least a part housing the recording papers of the first paper cassette is capable of being pulled out in a pulling out direction which is in a feeding direction of the recording papers from the first cassette, and at least a part housing the recording papers of the second paper cassette is capable of being pulled out in the same pulling out direction of the first paper cassette. The image forming apparatus further includes a paper feeding section integrally provided on the second paper cassette and located on a front side of the first paper cassette in the pulling out direction of the first and second paper cassettes, for exclusively feeding the recording papers from the second paper cassette to the main body of the image forming apparatus through a second paper feeding path.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4966356 (1990-10-01), Ohyabu et al.
patent: 5485990 (1996-01-01), Kato
Fujii Yozo
Shigetomi Masahiro
Bollinger David H.
Konica Corporation
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