Sheet loading unit, sheet transport device, and image forming apparatus including the same
AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
InventorHirotaka Ishida
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Abstract
A sheet loading unit includes a main body, a sheet loading plate, a pair of positioning portions, a pair of racks, and a pinion. The sheet loading plate is disposed on an upper surface of the main body. The racks are connected to the positioning portions. The pinion engages with the pair of racks so that the positioning portions move in an interlocking manner. At least one of the racks includes a stopper capable of moving between a first position facing a lower surface of the pinion and a second position not facing the lower surface of the pinion when the rack moves along the width direction.
Claims8
A sheet loading unit comprising:
- a main body;
- a sheet loading plate disposed on an upper surface of the main body so that at least a part of a sheet is loaded on the sheet loading plate;
- a pair of positioning portions disposed to be opposed to each other on an upper surface of the sheet loading plate, the positioning portions being able to move in a width direction perpendicular to a sheet transport direction, and contacting with the sheet so as to perform positioning of the sheet in the width direction;
- a pair of racks connected to the positioning portions, including rack gear parts disposed between the sheet loading plate and the main body so as to extend in the width direction;
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- a pinion supported in a rotatable manner between the sheet loading plate and the main body so as to engage with the pair of rack gear parts so that the positioning portions move in an interlocking manner, wherein
- at least one of the racks is provided with a stopper capable to move between a first position facing a lower surface of the pinion and a second position not facing the lower surface of the pinion in response to the rack moves along the width direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.