Data processing apparatus having a movable hopper table

Details Data processing apparatus having a movable hopper table Data processing apparatus having a movable hopper table

1996-08-05

1999-04-27

Skaggs, H. Grant

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding and delivering

Separator and conveyor

271 41, 271164, 271207, 271145, 27125801, 4147903, 395111, B65H 522

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058971106

ABSTRACT:
A data processing apparatus including a drawable hopper table with a hopper and an image reading head. Sheets are conveyed from the hopper to a stacker arranged below the hopper table, and the stacker includes a pusher for discharging sheets. The hopper table and the pusher are moved by a common motor and a gear mechanism. The gear mechanism includes a partially toothed gear, so as to drive one of the hopper table and the pusher. A cam mechanism is incorporated with the gear mechanism to prohibit the movement of the not driven one. Also, a top cover is pivotally attached to the hopper table about a pivot arranged on one side of the top cover remote from the hopper, the image reading head is pivotally attached to the top cover about a fulcrum arranged on one side of the top cover near the hopper.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5270841 (1993-12-01), Watanabe
patent: 5413409 (1995-05-01), Arai
patent: 5662320 (1997-09-01), Fujiwara et al.

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