发明名称 Sheet feed device and image recording apparatus having such sheet feed device
摘要 An image recording apparatus including a first tray having a first holding portion for holding sheets, a second tray disposed above the first tray and including a second holding portion for holding sheets, a sheet feeder that selectively feeds a sheet from one of the first tray and the second tray in a sheet feed direction, a recording unit that records an image on the sheet fed by the sheet feeder, and a discharge roller that discharges the sheet on which the image is recorded by the recording unit. The second holding portion of the second tray moves above the first holding portion of the first tray. The second tray further includes a discharged sheet receiving portion for receiving the sheet discharged by the discharge roller. The second tray including the discharged sheet receiving portion pivots relative to the first tray.
申请公布号 US8967614(B2) 申请公布日期 2015.03.03
申请号 US201414224747 申请日期 2014.03.25
申请人 Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha 发明人 Shiohara Yukio;Asada Tetsuo;Koga Yuji
分类号 B65H3/44;B41J11/48;B41J13/10;B65H1/04;B65H1/22;B65H1/28;B65H3/06 主分类号 B65H3/44
代理机构 Baker Botts L.L.P. 代理人 Baker Botts L.L.P.
主权项 1. A sheet feed device comprising: a first tray comprising a first holding portion configured to hold sheets thereon; a second tray disposed above the first tray and configured to move relative to the first tray between a first position and a second position upstream from the first position in a first direction, the second tray comprising a second holding portion configured to hold sheets thereon, and a pair of engaging portions extending from a downstream end of the second holding portion in the first direction; a sheet feeder configured to feed a sheet selectively from the first holding portion of the first tray and from the second holding portion of the second tray in the first position; and a separation unit comprising: an inclined surface inclined relative to the first holding portion and the second holding portion and configured to guide the sheet fed by the sheet feeder; anda separation member configured to separate the sheet fed by the sheet feeder from other sheets, anda pair of receiving portions interposing the separation member therebetween and configured to receive the pair of engaging portions of the second tray in the first position.
地址 Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken JP
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