A sheet conveying apparatus includes a stacking unit, a feeding member, a conveyance guide, and a movement unit. The stacking unit is drawably mounted on an apparatus body and includes a stacking member on which a sheet is stacked. The feeding member feeds the sheet stacked on the stacking member. The conveyance guide is provided with an opening and disposed above the stacking unit. The conveyance guide configures a conveyance path through which the sheet is conveyed. The movement unit moves the feeding member between a first position on which the feeding member comes into contact with the sheet stacked on the stacking member and a second position disposed above the first position. The movement unit includes an entry portion configured to be located within the opening in a state where the feeding member is positioned at the second position.

A cassette in which sheets are stacked is electable from an apparatus main body. An intermediate plate is provided in the cassette that is movable to raise and lower the stacked sheets. A securing member that restricts the cassette from being raised when at a restricted position is provided, where, in response to movement of ejecting the stacking unit from the apparatus main body, the securing member moves to a permitted position that enables the movable member to rise.

Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for compressing media in a media stack. In various embodiments, a paddle moves between various positions. During the move, the paddle is configured to compress the media stack.

A paper transfer includes a first paper guide plate, a second paper guide plate, and a draw-out guide member. The first paper guide plate has a transfer roller for transferring a paper while guiding one face of the paper. The second paper guide plate that can be drawn out while facing to the first paper guide plate, and has a driven roller driven while pressing the transfer roller with the paper interposed therebetween to guide another face of the paper. The draw-out guide member is formed so as to release a nip between the transfer roller and the driven roller by separating the driven roller from the transfer roller when the first paper guide plate is drawn out in an engaged state where the draw-out member is engaged with an engagement portion provided on the second paper guide plate.

A sheet stacking portion for stacking sheets is provided on a cover openably/closably supported on an apparatus body. The sheet stacking portion is guided between a first position and a second position along the cover by a guide portion. A sheet staked on the sheet stacking portion at the first position is fed via a sheet feeding portion. The sheet stacking portion is moved in conjunction with a cover closing action from the first position to the second position not interfering with the sheet feeding portion via a moving portion. A first end side of the moving portion is turnably supported on the apparatus body and a second end side is connected to the sheet stacking portion.

An items processing apparatus for placement and singulation of flat items has a placement device and a feed deck and a separation device. A portion of the placement device is arranged below the placement deck of the apparatus. The feed deck has an opening for an separation roller, and a portion of the separation device arranged above the feed deck. This portion and the separation roller form a gate of the separation device for the singulation of a stack of flat items. A control computer controls the placement device and separation device. The placement device is equipped for edge alignment of a stack of flat items with different formats and has at least two transport elements, which enable an automatic displacement of the stack transverse to the transport direction and placement of the stack at an alignment wall, as well as a transport of the stack in the transport direction toward the feed deck of the separation device, as well as a displacement of the stack counter to the transport direction. A movement assembly is provided to move the portion of the separation device in a direction counter to the transport direction. The control computer controls the alignment state of the transport elements of the placement device of the items processing apparatus, and controls the movement of the portion of the separation device. The aforementioned portion enables a displacement of the stack counter to the transport direction.

Sheet feeder (4) for a machine (1) for the processing of sheet material such as paper or films, having a drive shaft (10), which extends substantially perpendicular to a sheet feeding direction and is provided with at least one suction gripper (12), which is rotated above the sheet material, when the drive shaft (10) is driven, wherein the suction gripper (12) is repositionable between an inactive position, in which it does not cooperate with the sheet material, and an active position, in which it can grip on the top side of the sheet material and carry this along.

A sheet feeding device includes a casing; a door rotatable relative to the casing; a tray configured to stack a sheet thereon and rotatable between a closed position where the tray is closed to the casing, a first open position where the tray opens relative to the casing at a first angle, and a second open position where the tray opens relative to the casing at a second angle larger than the first angle; and a sheet feeding unit provided in the casing and configured to feed the sheet stacked on the tray being in the first position. When the door is opened relative to the casing at an angle exceeding the first angle in a state in which the tray is in the first open position, the door moves the tray to the second open position.

A sheet feeding device includes a casing; a door rotatable relative to the casing; a tray configured to stack a sheet thereon and rotatable between a closed position where the tray is closed to the casing, a first open position where the tray opens relative to the casing at a first angle, and a second open position where the tray opens relative to the casing at a second angle larger than the first angle; and a sheet feeding unit provided in the casing and configured to feed the sheet stacked on the tray being in the first position. When the door is opened relative to the casing at an angle exceeding the first angle in a state in which the tray is in the first open position, the door moves the tray to the second open position.

A sheet container includes a bottom plate, a regulating body, and a holding body. The bottom plate is disposed movable and has a bottom plate-side contact portion. The regulating body regulates a position of a trailing end of a sheet. The holding body has a holding body-side contact portion and to hold the regulating body. The bottom plate and the holding body have a gap between the bottom plate-side contact portion of the bottom plate and the holding body-side contact portion of the holding body in a state in which the bottom plate is not rotated. The bottom plate-side contact portion of the bottom plate and the holding body-side contact portion of the holding body contact with each other along with rotation of the bottom plate. The holding body moves to a downstream side in a sheet feeding direction in conjunction with the rotation of the bottom plate.