Patent classifications
B65H1/08
Apparatus and method for storing, managing, and rapidly dispensing energy cells
An apparatus for storing and dispensing energy cells having a housing with spaced front and rear walls, side walls and a top and a bottom to form an enclosure for containing energy cells. An opening is provided in the front wall of a size to permit a single energy cell to be discharged, the opening having a top portion positioned below the top front edge of an energy cell when the cell is positioned in the upper most position ready for discharge. A platform urges the energy cells upward so the uppermost cell is in a discharge position with the top front edge of the energy cell positioned above the top portion of the opening. The rear wall, top and upper portion of the side wall are cut out to enable a user to engage the rear of the top energy cell to cause its discharge through the opening.
Image forming device
An image forming device includes a device body; a conveyance table that is inserted into and pulled out of the device body and that forms a conveyance path for a sheet; a sheet mount tray; a paper feeder that feeds the sheet from the sheet mount tray to the conveyance path; and a movable support that movably supports the paper feeder on the conveyance table in a state where the conveyance table is pulled out of the device body. The paper feeder covers a predetermined part of the conveyance path in a state where the paper feeder disposed on the conveyance table is inserted into the device body, the sheet mount tray is disposed in the device body and separates from the paper feeder when the conveyance table is pulled out of the device body, and the paper feeder moves away from the predetermined part.
Image forming device
An image forming device includes a device body; a conveyance table that is inserted into and pulled out of the device body and that forms a conveyance path for a sheet; a sheet mount tray; a paper feeder that feeds the sheet from the sheet mount tray to the conveyance path; and a movable support that movably supports the paper feeder on the conveyance table in a state where the conveyance table is pulled out of the device body. The paper feeder covers a predetermined part of the conveyance path in a state where the paper feeder disposed on the conveyance table is inserted into the device body, the sheet mount tray is disposed in the device body and separates from the paper feeder when the conveyance table is pulled out of the device body, and the paper feeder moves away from the predetermined part.
CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS
There is provide a conveying apparatus conveying a sheet including: a main body formed with a conveyance path; a first feed tray installable in the main body at a first position; a discharge tray; and a first regulating section performing regulation for regulating movement of the first tray, in a state of being located at a second position, toward the other side in a first direction. The first regulating section is configured to release the regulation, in a case that the first feed tray, at the second position, is moved upwardly by a first predetermined moving amount. A spacing distance in the up/down direction between the first feed tray and the discharge tray is shorter than the first predetermined moving amount. The discharge tray is configured to be move upwardly by being contacted with the first feed tray in a case that the first feed tray is moved upwardly.
CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE RECORDING APPARATUS
There is provide a conveying apparatus conveying a sheet including: a main body formed with a conveyance path; a first feed tray installable in the main body at a first position; a discharge tray; and a first regulating section performing regulation for regulating movement of the first tray, in a state of being located at a second position, toward the other side in a first direction. The first regulating section is configured to release the regulation, in a case that the first feed tray, at the second position, is moved upwardly by a first predetermined moving amount. A spacing distance in the up/down direction between the first feed tray and the discharge tray is shorter than the first predetermined moving amount. The discharge tray is configured to be move upwardly by being contacted with the first feed tray in a case that the first feed tray is moved upwardly.
SHEET STORAGE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
A sheet storage device includes a case, a lift plate, and a lift attachment. The lift attachment is fixed, in a detachable manner, to a central portion of the lift plate in a width direction. The lift attachment supports a lower surface of the sheets stacked on the lift plate at a position higher than the upper surface of the lift plate. The lift attachment includes a base portion and a pair of arm portions. The pair of arm portions are respectively formed to extend from an end portion of the base portion that is on a downstream side in the sheet feed direction, to opposite directions in the width direction.
Paper feeding device, image forming apparatus, and method for controlling paper feeding device
A paper feeding device includes a first tray, a first elevation motor for moving up the first tray, a second tray for placing paper sheets, a second elevation motor for moving up the second tray, a separation plate disposed between the first tray and the second tray, an upper sensor unit and a lower sensor unit attached to the first tray, a light blocking plate attached to the second tray, and a controller. The paper feeding device has a tray parallel elevation mode in which both the trays are moved up in parallel in a state where the separation plate is removed.
Paper feeding device, image forming apparatus, and method for controlling paper feeding device
A paper feeding device includes a first tray, a first elevation motor for moving up the first tray, a second tray for placing paper sheets, a second elevation motor for moving up the second tray, a separation plate disposed between the first tray and the second tray, an upper sensor unit and a lower sensor unit attached to the first tray, a light blocking plate attached to the second tray, and a controller. The paper feeding device has a tray parallel elevation mode in which both the trays are moved up in parallel in a state where the separation plate is removed.
Automatic shoe cover dispenser with shoe cover cartridge
A shoe cover cartridge includes two guiding arms and a plurality of shoe covers overlapped in a sequential manner to define a standby shoe cover and a subsequent shoe cover. Front and rear interlocking units are provided at front and rear sides of each of the shoe cover respectively and are slidably engaged with the guiding arms at a position that the front interlocking unit at the subsequent shoe cover is located in front of the rear interlocking unit at the standby shoe cover along the guiding arms. Therefore, when the standby shoe cover is pulled for dispensing, the subsequent shoe cover is pulled by the standby shoe to dispense the shoe covers in a sequential order.
IMAGE RECORDING DEVICE HAVING A COMPACT FORM FACTOR
An image recording device is provided, having a recording unit configured to record an image on a sheet, and a tray disposed below the recording unit. The tray includes a sheet holding surface configured to hold the sheet. Additionally, the image recording device includes a sheet feeder disposed between the recording unit and the tray. The sheet feeder includes a roller for feeding the sheet from the tray. The roller is configured to move between a first roller position in which the roller contacts the sheet holding surface of the tray and a second roller position in which the roller is separated from the sheet holding surface. A return guide, disposed between the recording unit and the sheet feeder, defines a second conveying path to guide the sheet having an image recorded on one side thereof back to the feed guide. The return guide has a first opening configured to accommodate the roller of the sheet feeder when the roller is in the second roller position.