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US 5,662,320 AGranted
Apparatus having document transport mechanism
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsTatsuo Fujiwara, Norio Kanemitsu
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Abstract
An apparatus comprises a box shaped case (10) having first and second openings (12) provided on arbitrary side surfaces thereof, a drawer (11) provided within the first opening (11), capable of opening and closing with respect to the box shaped case (10) and having a hopper part (1) on which a sheet (6) is placed, and a transport means (2) for transporting the sheet placed on the hopper part (1) within the box shaped case (10) to a stacker part (5) which is provided within the box shaped case (10) and communicates to the second opening (12).
Claims80
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having a top surface, side surfaces, and first and second openings respectively provided on arbitrary side surfaces of said box shaped case;
- a drawer provided within said first opening which slides between open and closed positions with respect to said box shaped case, said drawer having a hopper part on which a sheet is placed;
- guide means for guiding said drawer with restricted play when said drawer slides between open and closed positions with respect to said box shaped case;
- and
- transport means for transporting the sheet placed on said hopper part within said box shaped case to a stacker part which is within said box shaped case and communicates to said second opening.
2 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having a top surface, side surfaces, and first and second openings respectively provided on arbitrary side surfaces of said box shaped case;
- a drawer provided within said first opening which slides between open and closed positions with respect to said box shaped case, said drawer having a hopper part on which a sheet is placed;
- transport means for transporting the sheet placed on said hopper part within said boxed shaped case to a stacker part which is within said box shaped case and communicates to said second opening;
- and
- image reader means for reading an image on the paper which is transported by said transport means.
2 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a boxed shaped case having a top surface, side surfaces, and first and second openings respectively provided on arbitrary side surfaces of said box shaped case;
- a drawer provided within said first opening which slides between open and closed positions with respect to said boxed shaped case, said drawer having a hopper part on which a sheet is placed;
- transport means for transporting the sheet placed on said hopper part within said boxed shaped case to a stacker part which is within said box shaped case and communicates to said second opening;
- and
- image forming means for forming an image on the sheet which is transported by said transport means,
- at least said image forming means being provided within said drawer.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a boxed shaped case having a top surface, side surfaces, and first and second openings respectively provided on arbitrary side surfaces of said box shaped case;
- a drawer provided within said first opening which slides between open and closed positions with respect to said boxed shaped case, said drawer having a hopper part on which a sheet is placed;
- transport means for transporting the sheet placed on said hopper part within said boxed shaped case to a stacker part which is within said box shaped case and communicates to said second opening;
- and
- image forming means for forming an image on the sheet which is transported by said transport means,
- at least said image forming means being provided within said box shaped case other than said drawer.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a boxed shaped case having a top surface, side surfaces, and first and second openings respectively provided on arbitrary side surfaces of said box shaped case;
- a drawer provided within said first opening which slides between open and closed positions with respect to said boxed shaped case, said drawer having a hopper part on which a sheet is placed;
- transport means for transporting the sheet placed on said hopper part within said boxed shaped case to a stacker part which is within said box shaped case and communicates to said second opening;
- and
- open/close driving means for opening and closing said drawer.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a boxed shaped case having a top surface, side surfaces, and first and second openings respectively provided on arbitrary side surfaces of said box shaped case;
- a drawer provided within said first opening which slides between open and closed positions with respect to said boxed shaped case, said drawer having a hopper part on which a sheet is placed;
- transport means for transporting the sheet placed on said hopper part within said boxed shaped case to a stacker part which is within said box shaped case and communicates to said second opening;
- and
- selection means for selecting a mode in which the sheet transported by said transport means is ejected to said stacker part and a mode in which the sheet is ejected from a side surface different from the side surface provided with said second opening.
2 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having a top surface, side surfaces, and first and second openings respectively provided on arbitrary side surfaces of said box shaped case;
- a drawer provided within said first opening which slides open and closed with respect to said box shaped case, said drawer having a hopper part on which a sheet is placed;
- transport means for transporting the sheet placed on said hopper part within said boxed shaped case to a stacker part which is within said box shaped case and communicates to said second opening;
- and
- a cover provided in a side surface of said box shaped case other than the side surface provided with said first and second openings and capable of opening and closing, said cover an open state releasing at least a portion of said transport means.
2 more elements
The apparatus as claimed in claim which further comprises image reader means for reading an image of the sheet transported by said transport means, said image reader means being provided on said cover.
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having a top surface, side surfaces, and first and second openings respectively provided on arbitrary side surfaces of said box shaped case;
- a drawer provided within said first opening which slides between open and closed positions with respect to said box shaped case, said drawer having a hopper part on which a sheet is placed;
- transport means for transporting the sheet placed on said hopper part within said boxed shaped case to a stacker part which is within said box shaped case and communicates to said second opening;
- and
- reinforcing means for reinforcing the top of said box shaped case.
2 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- and
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part,
- at least one of said first and second openings having a lower edge defined by an edge of said boxed shaped case, said lower edge having a height greater than 50 mm from a bottom of said boxed shaped case.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings, said first and second openings being arranged one on top of the other in said box shaped case;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- a transport path, provided within said box shaped case, transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- a third opening, provided along an extension of said transport path, capable of opening and closing to eject the medium,
- said hopper part being arranged above said stacker part.
5 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second opening, said first and second openings being arranged one on top of the other in said box shaped case;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, attacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- a transport path, provided within said box shaped case, transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- a third opening, provided along an extension of said transport path, capable of opening and closing to eject the medium,
- said hopper part being arranged below said stacker part.
5 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, attacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- image reader means, provided in said hopper part, for reading an image recorded on the medium.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part along a transport path;
- and
- image reader means, provided in said transport path, for reading an image recorded on the medium.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- and
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part,
- wherein said hopper part is provided on a drawer which is inserted within said first opening and is capable of opening and closing with respect to said box shaped case, and
- wherein said drawer includes a guide for at least guiding one end of the media.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- a mechanism pushing out the media stacked within said stacker part towards said second opening,
- wherein said mechanism includes at least a part of a wall of said stacker part pushing out the media towards said second opening.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, attacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the media from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- a mechanism pushing out the media stacked within said stacker part toward said second opening,
- a distance of the media pushed out towards said second opening by said mechanism being set depending on a size of the media.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- a mechanism pushing out the media stacked within said stacker part towards said second opening;
- and
- a manually operated handle operating said mechanism to push out the media towards said second opening.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part,
- a mechanism pushing out the media stacked within said stacker part towards said second opening;
- and
- a sloping guide, provided on said stacker part in a vicinity of said second opening and including a sloping surface which slopes upwards with respect to a surface of said stacker part on which the media are stacked, raising an end of the media pushed out by said mechanism upwards.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- and
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part,
- wherein said transport means includes a motor mounted on said hopper part.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided on a drawer which is inserted within said first opening, accommodating media, said drawer being selectively movable between open and closed positions with respect to said box shaped case;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- and
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part,
- wherein said transport means includes la motor driving a transport part of said transport means provided within said box shaped case, and a transfer mechanism transferring a driving force of said motor to said transport part even in the open positions of said drawer.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- image reader means for reading an image recorded on the medium or image forming means for forming an image on the medium;
- and
- means for ejecting the medium passed through said image reader means or said image forming means at a speed which is greater than a transport speed of the medium by said transport means.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided on a drawer which is inserted within said first opening, accommodating media, said drawer sliding between open and closed positions with respect to said box shaped case;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- a tray, detachably provided on one end of said drawer, guiding the medium ejected from said hopper part.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided on a drawer which is inserted within said first opening, accommodating media, said drawer sliding between open and closed positions with respect to said box shaped case;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- and
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- a locking mechanism locking said drawer in the closed position of said drawer,
- wherein said drawer is provided with a handle which is manipulated when manually opening said drawer, said handle is linked to said locking mechanism, and said locking mechanism releases the locking with respect to said drawer when said handle is manipulated.
5 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided on a drawer which is inserted within said first opening, accommodating media, said drawer sliding between open and closed position with respect to said box shaped case;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- driving means for automatically opening and closing said drawer.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings, said first and second openings being arranged one on top of the other in said box shaped case;
- a hopper part, provided with said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- a transport path, provided within said box shaped case, transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- a third opening, provided along an extension of said transport path, capable of opening and closing to release said transport path,
- said hopper part being arranged above said stacker part.
5 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings, said first and second openings being arranged one on top of the other in said box shaped case;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- a transport path, provided within said box shaped case, transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- a third opening, provided along an extension of said transport path, capable of opening and closing to release said transport path,
- said hopper part being arranged below said stacker part.
5 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- and
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part,
- wherein said hopper part is provided on a drawer which is inserted within said first opening and which drawer is selectively movable between open and closed positions with respect to said box shaped case.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- a mechanism pushing out the media stacked within said stacker part towards said second opening and comprising at least one V-shaped groove and projections.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- and
- a mechanism pushing out the media stacked within said stacker part towards said second opening and comprising at least one V-shaped groove and eject members.
3 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part;
- a mechanism pushing out the media stacked within said stacker part towards said second opening;
- and
- detector means for detecting a state of the stacker part, wherein the mechanism is activated when said detector means detects a full state of the stacker part.
4 more elements
An apparatus comprising:
- a box shaped case having first and second openings, said first and second openings being arranged one on top of the other in said box shaped case;
- a hopper part, provided within said first opening, accommodating media;
- a stacker part, provided within said second opening, stacking transported media;
- and
- transport means for transporting the medium from said hopper part to said stacker part and comprising a motor mounted on said drawer.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.