Delivery unit of a copying apparatus
AssigneeEastman Kodak Company
InventorGert Scheufler
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Abstract
A delivery unit (1) of a copying apparatus is equipped with a paper delivery tray (2), provided in a top cover (4). The paper delivery tray (2) consists of at least one inclined delivery surface (2a, 2b) for a sheet stack, an output slot (10) formed by paper output rollers (8), and a paper contact surface (6) arranged after the output slot (10). A bar (12), which fits around the output slot (10) and can be pivoted onto the sheet stack (5) located on the delivery surface on the basis of a signal form the copying apparatus, is provided in a wall (7) of the paper delivery tray.
Claims5
Delivery unit (1) of a copying apparatus, with a paper delivery tray (2), provided in a top cover (4), which possesses at least one inclined delivery surface (2a, 2b) for a sheet stack, and an output slot (10), comprising:
- a bar (12) around the output slot (10);
- said bar being mounted to the top cover for pivotable movement to a starting position housed in a wall (7) of the paper delivery tray (2) and to a pivoted position down on the sheet stack;
- a sensor (14) provided on said bar (12), which when said bar (12) is pivoted down onto the sheet stack (5), said sensor (14) is mounted on the side of said bar (12) which faces away form the sheet stack (5);
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- means for pivoting said bar wherein said bar (12) is pivoted onto the sheet stack (5) located on the delivery surface (2a, 2b) on the basis of a signal from the copying apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.