Sheet loading apparatus having means for measuring distance from

Sheet feeding or delivering – Delivering – To receiver for pack of sheets

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271217, B65H 4304

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060038616

ABSTRACT:
A sheet loading apparatus includes an ejecting unit for ejecting sheets from an image forming apparatus onto a tray, a non-contact distance measuring unit disposed on the tray to measure the distance between the upper surface of the sheet bundle on the tray and a predetermined position, a lifting unit for vertically shifting the tray, and a unit for performing sheet loading abnormality detection on the tray, vertical shift control for the tray, sheet presence/absence detection on the tray, and sheet loading amount detection on the tray in accordance with the distance measuring result of the distance measuring unit.

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