Sheet feeding device intended to be mounted on an image-forming apparatus

A sheet-feeding device (200) for mounting on an image-forming apparatus (100) having a drive member (109) for feeding sheets (120), comprising:

• a frame (300) adapted for mounting on the image-forming apparatus,
• a slide (400) for containing sheets and mounted on the frame to slide between a closed position in which the sheets are presented to the drive member and an open position for their loading,
• a tray (500) for receiving the sheets, disposed in said slide and having an opening (520) for distribution of the sheets to the said drive member and a loading opening (510), wherein this tray being able to adopt a first inclined position in which the distribution opening presents the sheets to the drive member, when the slide is in the closed position, and to adopt a second inclined position in which the loading opening is presented to a outer side of the device, when the slide is in the open position, and
• means for pivotally acting on the tray suitable for cooperating with the tray so as to make the tray pivot from the first to the second position in the course of the movement of the slide from the closed position to the open position, and vice versa.

A sheet-feeding device (200) for mounting on an image-forming apparatus (100) having drive member (109) for feeding sheets (120), comprising:

• a frame suitable for mounting on the image-forming apparatus,
• a slide (400) for containing sheets and mounted on the frame to slide between a closed position in which the sheets are presented to the drive member, and an open position enabling the sheets to be loaded,
• a tray (500) for receiving the sheets, disposed in said slide and having an opening (520) for distribution of the sheets to the said drive member and a loading opening (510), wherein the tray is able to pivot about a first axis parallel to that of the said rollers, and about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis,
• biasing means for causing the tray to pivot about the first axis, and
• means for tilting the tray including a lever (340) mounted on the frame so as to rotate about a third axis (342) parallel to the second axis, and a sliding abutment (451) disposed on the slide to raise the lever, wherein the end (343) of the lever comes into contact with the tray, so as to cause the tray to pivot about the said second axis, when the slide slides toward the open position.

A sheet-forming device (200) for mounting on an image-forming apparatus having a drive member (109) for feeding sheets, comprising:

• a frame (300) adapted for mounting on the image-forming apparatus,
• a slide (400) for containing sheets and mounted on the frame to slide between a closed position in which the sheets are presented to the drive member and an open position for their loading,
• a tray (500) for receiving the sheets, disposed in the said slide and having an opening (520) for distribution of the sheets to the said drive member and also a loading opening (510), wherein the tray is able to pivot about a first axis, parallel to that of the said drive member, and about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis,
• an elastic blade (320), fixed at one (320a) of its ends to the frame and the second end of which comes into contact with an abutment (420) integral with the slide, the said blade being elastically deformed when the slide approaches the closed position, so as to come into contact with the tray in order to cause the tray to rotate about the said first axis and consequently bring the distribution opening close to the drive member, and
• means for tilting the tray including a lever (340) mounted so as to rotate on the frame about a third axis (342) parallel to the second axis, and a sliding abutment (451) disposed on the slide to raise the lever, wherein the end (343) of the lever comes into contact with the tray, so as to cause the tray to pivot about the said second axis, when the slide slides towards the open position.