Patents Examined by Thoams Morrison
  • Sheet aligning apparatus
    Patent number: 7025347
    Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus in which after a bundle of sheets is placed in an erect posture on a sheet supporting stand, the bundle of sheets placed on the sheet supporting stand is continuously vibrated upward and downward for a predetermined time, and is moved in a sheet feeding direction by an aligning portion to be hit against a hitting portion, and the bottom edges and the side edges of the bundle of sheets are accordingly aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hironori Masui, Kazuhide Sugiyama, Jun Tanaka