Sheet feed apparatus and sheet feed method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9039009
APP PUB NO 20140147136A1
SERIAL NO

14107956

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A sheet feed apparatus which includes a sheet feed tray in which a plurality of sheets is loaded in piles; a sheet feed roller which is provided at a forward position of the sheet feed tray in a sheet feed direction, and sends the loaded sheets inside thereof; and a lift detection sensor which detects, by using a movable lever, a lift of a sheet bundle which occurs when the sheet bundle, of which a rear or a side in a sheet feed direction is bound, is sent by the sheet feed roller therein, the lift detection sensor being provided at a side position of the sheet bundle in a width direction and at a backward position with respect to the center of the sheet bundle in the sheet feed direction.

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  • KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA;TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hazu, Hiroyuki Shizuoka-ken, JP 19 127
Iguchi, Ken Shizuoka-ken, JP 222 1559
Iizuka, Chiaki Shizuoka-ken, JP 55 250
Ishii, Jun Shizuoka-ken, JP 193 1951
Kawaguchi, Takahiro Shizuoka-ken, JP 238 2913
Mizutani, Kikuo Shizuoka-ken, JP 67 290
Oshiro, Toshiaki Shizuoka-ken, JP 67 245
Saito, Yuichi Shizuoka-ken, JP 161 1867
Sugiyama, Hiroyuki Shizuoka-ken, JP 235 2171
Sugizaki, Yoshiaki Shizuoka-ken, JP 265 3059
Taki, Hiroyuki Shizuoka-ken, JP 221 1366
Tsuchihashi, Hiroyuki Shizuoka-ken, JP 103 865
Yahata, Isao Shizuoka-ken, JP 115 922
Yamaguchi, Yoichi Shizuoka-ken, JP 46 438
Yokochi, Hidetoshi Shizuoka-ken, JP 39 232

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