| 摘要 |
<p>An opening (153) is formed in the bottom portion of a paper cassette (15), and a rockable elevator (106) is opposed to the opening (135). The elevator (106) is rocked by means of an elevator operating mechanism (130), thereby pushing up a tray (133) so that paper sheets (P) in the paper cassette (15) reach a position suited for takeout, or getting out of the cassette (15). The elevator (106) is continuously moved up and down a plurality of times by means of the elevator operating mechanism (130) after the end of paper feeding operation, whereby the takeout end portions of a second one of the paper sheets P and its subsequent ones, which project from the paper cassette (15) as the sheets (P) are taken out by takeout means (100), are vertically oscillated so that those sheets (P) are repeatedly curved and straightened. As a result, the paper sheets (P) projecting from the paper cassette (15) are automatically returned to the cassette (15) by their own elasticity. <IMAGE></p> |
