Abstract: An apparatus for withdrawing banknotes from a cashbox is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing for receiving a locked cashbox having a door which is openable within the housing. The outer housing prevents manual extraction of the cashbox contents when the cashbox door is open. A handling and transport mechanism is contained in the outer housing to remove the cashbox contents and perform processing of the contents.

Abstract: A support system for a paper magazine has a support surface adjacent to a paper feed box. An upper paper guide and a lower paper guide are arranged over the support surface before a paper inlet of the paper feeder box. A pair of magazine guides are mounted on the support surface 3 for guiding both sides of the paper magazine during loading thereof. A lock cam can engage with and disengage from a cam engaging projection of the paper magazine, and is urged by the force of a spring to press the cam engaging projection towards the paper feeder box. A lever holding mechanism holds the lock cam in its unlocked position after a return movement of a swing arm is completed.

Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing articles such as tickets and cards includes a cabinet and a plurality of article dispensing assemblies inside the cabinet. Each article dispensing assembly includes a base and a frame for enclosing the articles to be dispensed in a stack. The bases are mounted on a pair of vertical support plates. A gate is disposed behind each frame for receiving articles from its associated frame and allowing only one article at a time to pass through. A toothed blade is disposed underneath each frame and a motor driven rack and pinion is coupled to the toothed blade for bringing the toothed blade into engagement with the lowermost article in the stack, moving said toothed blade so that the lowermost article is transported from the stack into the gate, bringing the toothed blade out of engagement with the article and then moving the toothed blade back to engage the next article in the stack.

Abstract: A paperboard sheet has a longitudinal scoreline defining a narrow flap portion on one side thereof and a body portion on the other side. The sheet is packaged flat together with a set of tabbed dividers thereby protecting the dividers. With the sheet and dividers removed from the packaging, the flap portion is folded up ninety degrees on the scoreline to define a guide tray. The guide tray is inserted into a printer feed tray and the set of tabbed dividers is placed on the body portion with the tabs thereof abutting the upturned flap portion, and the feed tray guides adjusted. The flap guides the dividers as they are fed into the printer, preventing skewing thereof. Guide tray instructions are conveniently printed on the paperboard sheet. The guide tray can be used for guiding sheets, other than tabbed dividers, which have irregular longitudinal edges.

Abstract: A paper retainer assembly for attachment to a feed-in mechanism at a paper inlet or a feed-out mechanism at a paper outlet, includes a flexible, linear paper retainer, such as a metal or plastic wire. The paper retainer is operable to be extended to an extended position for use and retracted to a retracted position when not in use. The assembly also includes a locking mechanism operable to maintain the paper retainer in the extended position.

Abstract: Imaging apparatus includes a sheet supply tray having a width alignment rail and a registration member against which the side of a received stack of sheets abuts when the stack is fully received in the imaging apparatus. The tray is urged toward the registration member as the sheet supply tray is being received in the imaging apparatus, and is held against the resilient force until the sheet supply tray is substantially fully received in the imaging apparatus to keep the received stack of sheets from contact with the registration member. The registration member can pass through a recess in the supply tray's side wall to directly abut against the opposed side of a received stack of sheets when the stack is fully received in the imaging apparatus.

Abstract: A paper sheet feeder device for a printer apparatus includes a plate on which a stack of paper sheets is mounted, a paper feeder roller arranged above the front end of the paper feeder plate and rotated to pick up the paper sheets from the paper feeder plate, a cover for supporting the paper feeder plate to cause the paper sheets to be in contact with the paper feeder roller, and a paper sheet separator pad arranged adjacent to the front end of the paper feeder plate to introduce the paper sheets from the paper feeder plate to a certain position on the outer circumference of the roller and cooperate with the roller to separate the top one from the other paper sheets on the paper feeder plate. In particular, the cover includes a projecting section for freely swingably supporting the rear end of the paper feeder plate when it is projected outside through an opening formed in a side of the printer apparatus, and a spring for urging the paper feeder plate to the roller.

Abstract: A container and a method of using the container for storing sheets of material, such as photosensitive materials, enables individual sheets to be transported from the container to an imaging unit by a feed mechanism of the imaging unit. The container fits within the imaging unit to provide a light-tight environment for the photosensitive material. The container includes a clamping component to allow for the removal of a light-tight bag which encloses the photosensitive materials.

Abstract: A paper feeder is arranged so that a hand-carry type portable printer per se is mounted thereon, and a magnetic repulsion and/or a mechanical engagement are utilized to properly orientate and position the printer with respect to the base frame, when mounting the printer on the base frame.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a body equipped with an image forming device, a pick-up means provided in one part of the body for taking image forming sheets into the body, and a sheet feed unit releasably mounted on one part of the body for loading a plurality of sheets stacked and for pushing the sheets into the pick-up device.

Abstract: An apparatus for feeding products, such as cards and product samples to a further processing point is disclosed. The apparatus has a magazine device which has at least two magazine compartments and a conveying device having successive grippers which travel over the magazine device. During a certain time period, a transporting member corresponding to one of the magazine compartments is activated so that it feeds products contained in the compartment one after another to the grippers as the grippers travel over the compartment. At a desired point in time, the active transporting member is deactivated and a transporting member corresponding to another magazine compartment is activated in order that uninterrupted operation is provided. While the subsequent magazine compartment is in operation, the previously active compartment can be moved from its working position and resupplied with products.

Abstract: A mechanism for opening and closing a resealable cartridge includes a base for receiving a cartridge, a roller shaft for engaging a cover adhesively disposed on the cartridge, a motor for rotating the roller shaft, and a slidable carriage that supports the roller shaft and the motor. The motor rotates the roller shaft in a first direction to peel the cover away from the cartridge, and in a second direction to reseal the cover to the cartridge. The motor includes a rotor shaft, coupled in substantial alignment with the roller shaft, for applying rotational torque to the roller shaft without applying undesirable radial forces that can damage the cartridge cover, thereby extending cartridge life. The coupling of the rotor shaft also eliminates the need for a complicated gear train, resulting in reduced size, ease of repair, and enhanced reliability. The roller shaft includes a compliant friction coating that evenly distributes sealing force over the cover during closure.

Abstract: An image forming device such as a facsimile telecommunications unit having an improved structure of a self-stacking discharge paper tray includes a housing for the unit, a cover hinged at the sides of the facsimile unit's housing to be capable of being opened and closed, and a paper tray hinged onto the cover so that the rotational path of the cover differs from that of the paper tray, thereby enabling the complete opening of the cover without first removing the paper tray. When the facsimile unit is transported, handling is facilitated and shipping volume is reduced.

Abstract: A cut sheet feeder for an image forming apparatus is basically formed of one sheet feed mechanism for picking up stacked cut sheets at a single sheet feed position, a sheet feed unit vertically movable relative to the sheet feed mechanism, a cassette detachably attached to the sheet feed unit and containing the cut sheets, and a sheet feed table vertically movably situated inside said sheet feed unit and carrying a large number of the cut sheets.. The feeder further includes a cassette presence detection device for detecting presence or absence of the cassette on the sheet feed unit, a cover detection device for indicating an opening status of a cover for the sheet feed unit, a mode establishment device for establishing a cassette feed mode or a table feed mode, and a mode control device for controlling the sheet feed unit.

Abstract: A cut sheet feeder for use with an image forming apparatus is formed of a sheet feed mechanism for picking up stacked cut sheets one at a time from a single sheet feed position and for feeding each sheet to an image recording portion; a sheet feed unit which is vertically movable relative to the sheet feed mechanism and to which a cassette containing cut sheets may be attached in a detachable manner; a sheet feed table which is vertically movable within the sheet feed unit and which carries a large number of cut sheets; a cassette presence detection device for detecting the presence and absence of a cassette on the sheet feed unit and for outputting a signal indicating either the presence or the absence of the cassette; a power switch for starting and stopping the cut sheet feeder; and a mode establishment device.

Abstract: A paper feeding device of an image forming apparatus having a paper feeding roller for feeding, one by one, paper pieces stacked in a paper feeding tray. Disposed at the main body of the image forming apparatus are (i) a placing member on which the stacked paper pieces are placed such that the tips thereof are ready for feeding, (ii) a biasing member for upwardly biasing the placing member, (iii) a pair of pawl members for separating, one by one, the stacked paper pieces, and (iv) a pushing-down member for pushing down the placing member as necessary. Against the biasing member, the pushing-down member pushes down the placing member, thus forming a space for setting the paper pieces between the placing member and the pawl members. The stacked paper pieces are inserted into the space through a paper feeding opening. When the pushing-down operation of the pushing-down member is released, the biasing member causes the placing member to be pushed up.

Abstract: A paper cassette is provided having on its bottom surface cassette rails and contact portions. The cassette rails are located in front of the contact portions by a predetermined distance. When the paper cassette is withdrawn, the cassette rails separate away from corresponding rollers before the contact portions come in contact with corresponding stoppers, after which the paper cassette remains supported only by support rails at the contact portions.

Abstract: The device comprises a support element (6) arranged in parallel with the free end of a cassette lid (1b) which is to be opened. The support element is driven by a lever gear (7, 8, 9, 33, 34, 35) and, guided on arms (2, 3), can be lifted and lowered. Spring-biased pressure bolts (19, 20) guided on the support element (6) serve to reduce the pressure exerted on the cassette locking mechanism (1c, 1d) during unlocking as well as to close the cassette 1. A mounting plate (23) on which an unlocking member (25, 36) and its driving rotary magnet (26) are arranged is spring-biased into contact with the pressure bolts (19, 20). Moreover, an opening element (15) with check arms (15a, 15b) associated with the cassette lid (1b) is also pivotably mounted on the support element (6) and can be brought into an operative position in response to the position of the unlocking member (25, 36) and the position of the support element (6) respectively.

Abstract: Disclosed is an improved automated dispensing apparatus for flat paper object, such as ATM (Automated Teller Machines) or CD (Cash Dispensers), which can enhance the working efficiency and the service for customers. According to this apparatus, inner cassette 5 can be drawn out together with intermediate portion pushing member 12 leaving outer cassette 4 at a fixed position in the dispenser main body. While intermediate portion pushing member 12 is filled with supplementary sheet papers, the sheet papers 8 still remaining in outer cassette 4 are kept to be pushed by end portion pushing members 11a, 11b. Thereafter, when inner cassette 5 is returned into outer cassette 4, both the end portion pushing members 11a, 11b and the intermediate portion pushing member 12 are returned to the initial state for dispensing a new pile of sheet papers 8 including the supplementary ones. During that supplementation, the sheet paper dispensing operation by this apparatus can be continued without any interruption.

Abstract: Paper tray (3) has a camming surface (60). Sets of nip rollers (22 and 24; 26 and 28) are permanent in the printer. One of set of nip roller is pivotally mounted and biased by springs (50, 56) to a follower (54). With the tray inserted, the follower is cammed to stretch the springs to apply desired nip force. The height of the cam surface may be varied to change that force for different paper contained in the tray. With the tray removed, the nip force is removed and jammed paper may be easily removed, particularly since area of the nip rollers is close to the front of the machine and near the opening left when the tray is removed.

Abstract: An automatic document feeder for an image processing machine. A main frame is so mounted as to be pivoted with respect to a platen glass provided on the housing of the image forming machine. A paper feeding unit is provided at one end of the main frame, and a paper discharging unit is provided at the other end. A conveyer belt mechanism is disposed between the paper feeding unit and the paper discharging unit. A document-placing table is attached to a table support means provided for the paper feeding unit, and is allowed to move in the back-and-forth direction of the image forming machine, so that its position can be adjusted, thereby permitting adjustment of any deviation between the optical axis of the image forming machine and the center line of the document fed by the automatic document feeder.

Abstract: A paper tray for a photocopier comprises a container (1) which can travel between open (E) and closed (L) positions. It moves along guides (22, 24). A drive mechanism (32) move the container from the closed to the open position by exerting a constant force on the container. The container is mounted on a carriage (20). This is supported by a pair of transport rollers (28) which roll along the guides. The rollers (28) are firmly connected together for rotation by a shaft (30).A locking mechanism is provided for the container. A lever (54) is rotatable on the photocopier to lock the container in the closed position. The lever is coupled to a slide (60) having a cam groove (65) therein. This is arranged to move a locking element (55) which engages the lever (54) so as to release the lever (54) as the container is pushed further into the photocopier in the closed position.

Abstract: A paper feed mechanism is provided for individually supplying recording papers to an imaging apparatus. A plurality of papers are stacked on a tray member of a paper cassette. One end of the tray member is biased toward a feeding roller and presses the stacked papers toward the feeding roller. The papers are fed one by one upon rotation of the feeding roller. A swingable guide member is mounted on the paper cassette to cover the stacked papers. By swinging the guide member, the stacked papers, as well as the tray member, are downwardly moved away from the feeding roller, so that a spacing is formed between the feeding roller and the stacked papers. One or more other recording papers can be inserted into the spacing, to be fed by the feeding roller instead of the stacked papers.

Abstract: Improvements relate to a photocopying machine with an auxiliary sheet feeder including a sheet-separation unit which withdraws sheets disposed on a tray. The improvements enable better separation of the sheets and easier removal of jammed sheets. (FIG. 1).

Abstract: A rotatable-cassette-type feeding device, for use in an image forming apparatus for forming images on sheets of paper, has a paper cassette for housing sheets of paper. This paper cassette can be rotated either to the longitudinal feeding station or to the lateral feeding station of the sheets of paper by a driving motor. The rotatable-cassette-type feeding device is provided with drive control means for controlling the driving motor in its rotation speed in such a manner that, during a state in which no copying process is required, the paper cassette is rotated at a speed that is lower than that marked during an copying operation. Thus, when the rotatable cassette is driven during the stand-by state, the motor is rotated at a low speed. Thus, it is possible to reduce noise that is generated from the driving system and the motor of the rotatable cassette, thereby making the device quieter.

Abstract: A portable ink-jet printer and sheet feeder which can be battery powered. The printer may be manually fed paper for operation independent of the sheet feeder. The printer and sheet feeder are mounted on a base and locked at 90 degrees to one another. They may then be rotated into two operating modes in which automatic sheet feeding occurs, one of which provides a straight paper feed path for relatively stiff print media and/or printing relatively dense graphics. A paper output system includes a pair of wings and a deflector which place various arches in the paper as it emerges from the printer to maintain it over the previously printed sheet to permit it to dry. The printer may be configured by driving a print carriage having an arrow thereon to different positions adjacent a menu. When the arrow is opposite a desired configuration option, the option is selected by pressing a button.

Abstract: A copy material feeding device in accordance with the present invention includes at least one rotatable cassette having a copy material orientation changing device for shifting copy material thereon in at least two feeding positions from which the copy paper is fed; and at least one fixed cassette without the copy material orientation changing device. The feeding device has an arrangement wherein the rotatable cassette is disposed in such a position that a transport path from the rotatable cassette to the copying apparatus is allowed to be shorter than that from the fixed cassette to the copying apparatus. Accordingly, with respect to copy paper of a predetermined size stored in the rotatable cassette, both lateral and longitudinal feeds are performed by way of the shortest transport path, that is, in a minimized transport time, and therefore the arrangement permits the copy paper to be transported to the copying machine at high speeds.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus in which probability of sheet jamming is reduced and jammed sheet can be easily removed. The apparatus is provided with a guide plate, a movable guide plate defining a sheet feed passage therebetween, and a first sheet feed roller. A detachable sheet cassette is provided for attachment to a main body portion of the apparatus. In the sheet cassette, are provided a second sheet feed roller and a leaf spring which urges the second sheet feed roller toward the first sheet feed roller when the sheet cassette is attached to the main body portion. The sheet feed passage is opened by pivotal movement of the movable guide plate when the sheet cassette is detached from the main body portion, to thereby facilitate removal of the jamming sheet from the sheet feed passage.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for producing completed copies includes a main body. An image forming device is provided in the main body for forming images on paper to produce the completed copies. A tray is also provided in the main body for receiving and stacking the completed copies produced by the image forming device. A sheet transport path transports the completed copies from the image forming device to the tray. In addition, a support mechanism movably supports the tray from a first position inside of said main body where the completed copies are received and stacked thereon to a second position outside of the main body where the completed copies can be manually removed therefrom.

Abstract: A multi-ream paper sheet feeder for use with high speed copiers, printing machines and the like "host machines" has a sturdy frame supporting an upwardly sloping ramp overlying a motor driven feed screw. A pusher plate drives a feed block of as many as thirty reams of edgewise stacked paper sheets up the ramp to a singulating feed assembly. A feed screw drive nut carriage engages and drives the pusher plate up ramp, then disengages, retracts under the ramp and travels to a new start position at the ramp's lower end. Sensors and limit switches govern forward and reverse feed screw motor operation; another sensor governs the operation of the singulating feed assembly, delivering shingled sheets on demand to the feeder's infeed tray. The entire sheet feeder is track-mounted, latched in feed position, disengageable for retraction away from the host machine when desired.

Abstract: A cartridge for holding flexible bills in first and second stacks, comprises a cuboid housing having first and second openings on oppositely located walls thereof, a mechanism for opening and closing the first and second openings, and pressure plates disposed within the housing which press the first and second stacks against the first and second openings, respectively. The pressure plates are parallel to each other and are movable independently of each other along a common axis. At least one of the pressure plates is movable from its associated opening to the immediate proximity of the other pressure plate, thereby making maximum use of the interior space of the cartridge.

Abstract: A metering hopper which utilizes an oscillating friction pad to engage and initiate the feeding of successive, bulky newspaper sections or the like from the bottom of a stack may be converted into a machine using a vacuum separating feeder for thin, single-sheet articles by disabling the rocker pad assembly and bolting in place a tray module having an essentially self-contained oscillating vacuum sucker head assembly. When the tray is installed, the self-contained oscillating mechanism for the sucker head assembly makes operable engagement with pre-existing drive means on the machine so as to carry out the necessary rocking action of the sucker heads in timed relationship with other functions of the machine. Connecting the sucker assembly to vacuum control mechanism and a source of vacuum pressure completes the conversion.

Abstract: An improved printer paper pullout apparatus is described. In its preferred embodiment, the pullout apparatus includes a grasping mechanism, a capture mechanism and a securing mechanism. The grasping mechanism facilitates concurrent paper tray and paper stack movement from a printer feed zone. The securing mechanism ensures proper paper gripping before the paper tray can be released and extended from the printer feed zone. In addition, the grasping mechanism is shaped and positioned on the paper tray for ease of operator grip when manually extending the paper tray from the printer feed zone.

Abstract: An existing sheet material feeder has a feed tray which holds sheet material in an on-edge orientation in which side surfaces of the sheet material are generally vertical. An apparatus is provided to convert the sheet material feeder to one having a feed tray which holds sheet material in a lying-down orientation in which side surfaces of the sheet material are generally horizontal. The apparatus for converting the on-edge sheet material feeder to the lying-down sheet material feeders includes a frame having a pair of parallel side sections. A single sheet material feed drum is disposed between and is connected with the side sections. The side sections are connected with side sections of the existing collator conveyor sheet material feeder.

Abstract: An improved container includes a base and wall panels which cooperate with the base to form compartments for holding the stacks of sheet material. The wall panels are held against movement relative to each other and the base by slidably interlocking surfaces on the base and wall panels and a single strap which extends around the base and wall panels. The strap extends through passages formed in upper end portions of the wall panels. In addition, the strap extends through a passage formed in the base. Two end wall panels and a center wall panel are formed with bottom flanges which are engaged by the stacks of sheet material. The base is formed with lift element receiving channels. A plurality of wheels are provided on the base to support the container.

Abstract: A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet containing device for supporting sheets, a sheet supply device for feeding out the sheet from the sheet containing device, and a path surface for deflecting the sheet by abutting the sheet fed from the sheet supply device against the path surface to guide the sheet in a predetermined direction. In such sheet feeding apparatus, a rotary feeding device for applying a feeding force to the sheet by slidingly contacting with a surface of the sheet fed from the sheet supply device, which is opposite to a surface facing the path surface, is provided.

Abstract: A dispensing unit for paper currency includes a box-shaped currency container (14) with a circuit that stores an identification code and with a frame-like receptacle module (12) into which the currency container (14) can be inserted, and a contact arrangement (146) of the currency container (14) can be connected by a mating contact arrangement (148) mounted on the receptacle module (12) to a polling and control circuit that controls the opening or locking of the currency container (14). In order to permit polling of the circuit in the currency container (14) during the insertion movement, the mating contact arrangement (148) is adjustable in the direction of insertion (A) of the currency container (14).

Abstract: This invention discloses a paper supplying device for supplying paper sheets to an image forming portion of an image forming apparatus, which include a cassette attachable to the body of the image forming apparatus for storing the paper sheets therein, an accommodating portion provided at the body of the image forming apparatus for accommodating the cassette thereinto, paper supplying member disposed at an upper portion in said accommodating portion for supplying the paper sheets in the cassette in a direction opposed to a cassette insertion direction toward the image forming portion, and guiding member provided in the accommodating portion for guiding the cassette in a first position through a second position toward a third position, the cassette being completely inserted into the accommodating portion in said first position and an uppermost surface of the paper sheets in the cassette being pressed into contact with the paper supplying member in the third position.

Abstract: A transfer unit of an image forming apparatus includes a transfer device, a pressing member, and a regulative member. The transfer device is provided adjacent to a photoconductor of the image forming apparatus and is separable from the photoconductor under its own weight. The pressing member presses the transfer device against the photoconductor. The regulative member regulates the distance by which transfer device is separated from the photoconductor when the pressing member disengages the transfer device therefrom. In this transfer unit, if a printing sheet is large, the pressing member disengages the transfer device after a given transfer operation. As a result, the transfer device separates from the photoconductor under its own weight, with the distance separating the transfer device from the photoconductor being regulated by the regulative member. Then, the transfer device idles in the separated state, wherein preparation for a subsequent transfer operation is made.

Abstract: A hopper loader for transporting sheets in an edge-standing arrangement and having a pivotal module for loading the sheets therein. The pivotal module is then pivoted downwardly to a horizontal position to align with another module which receives the sheets and continues to move the sheets to their destination.

Abstract: A method of controlling a drive unit of a pile-lifting device located at a sheet-fed printing machine includes starting-up the drive unit with a first mode of operation selected by an electronic current wherein rated torque is high and rated speed is low for respectively lifting and lowering the pile and, after a given period of time, following the starting-up of the drive unit, switching to a second mode of operation of the drive unit wherein the rated torque is low and the rated speed is high if the speed has exceeded a preset value during a lifting of the pile, and has not exceeded a preset value during a lowering of the pile; and a device for performing the method.

Abstract: A device is described for automatically dispensing single sheets and the like, especially to an office machine. The device has a magazine in which stacks of single sheets can be inserted in freely selectable quantities and with freely selectable storage volume. A separating device is movable and positionable under control over the entire length of magazine in front of the ends of stacks. Stacks are immovably arranged in the magazine. The separating device engages between stacks and can be activated between stacks in order to pull one sheet off the selected stack and feed it to the office machine by transport means.

Abstract: A printer having an automatic removable cartridge. The cartridge has at least one of a photoreceptor, a developer, and a cleaner. The cartridge is automatically removed from the printer at a part when an operator opens the upper cover of the printer, or the printer senses an inside paper jam. The operator can remove the cartridge completely from the printer after it is partially removed by the automatic operation. The printer also includes an operating panel or the like to forcefully remove the cartridge from the printer by a command of the operator.

Abstract: A sheet material handling apparatus includes a container handling assembly which is operable to sequentially position containers at an unloading station. An unloader assembly is operable to remove stacks of sheet material from containers at the unloading station. The unloader assembly includes a lift assembly which is operable to engage a stack of sheet material disposed in a container and to lift the stack of sheet material upwardly through an open lower end portion of an upright hopper. Once the stack of sheet material has been moved into the hopper, the hopper and the stack of sheet material are moved to a tilted orientation. As the hopper moves to the tilted orientation, the hopper moves the stack of sheet material along an upwardly inclined ramp into engagement with a sheet material feed assembly. The sheet material feed assembly sequentially feeds sheet material from the lower end portion of the tilted stack of sheet material.

Abstract: A feeding device including a cassette removably mounted in the main body of a copying machine to which the feeding device is adapted, a pivotal paper holding plate which is disposed within the cassette and capable of being raised, a lift member for raising the pivotal paper holding plate to an inclined dispensing position, disposed under the pivotal paper holding plate so as to pivot on a vertical plane, a rotary lift-up member for allowing the lift member to pivot thereon, the lift member being secured to the rotary lift-up member, a driving device for transmitting a driving force to the rotary lift-up member, a coupling device interposed in the driving device, for effecting and suspending the transmission of the driving force for rotating the rotary lift-up member, wherein when the cassette is taken out from the main body, the lift member pivots downward due to its own weight, thereby releasing the pivotal paper holding plate from its raised condition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a magazine for photosensitive sheets, comprising a box-type casing in which photosensitive sheets are stored, the casing having an opening, and a cover member removably stuck on the casing to cover the opening. When the magazine is used, the cover member is removed from the casing to uncover the opening. The end portion of the cover member with which the cover member starts to be removed from the casing has less elasticity than the other part of the cover member.

Abstract: A multi-ream paper sheet feeder for use with high speed copiers, printing machines and the like "host machines" has a sturdy frame supporting an upwardly sloping ramp overlying a motor driven feed screw. A pusher plate drives a feed block of as many as thirty reams of edgewise stacked paper sheets up the ramp to a singulating feed assembly. A feed screw drive nut carriage engages and drives the pusher plate up ramp, then disengages, retracts under the ramp and travels to a new start position at the ramp's lower end. Sensors and limit switches govern forward and reverse feed screw motor operation; another sensor governs the operation of the singulating feed assembly, delivering shingled sheets on demand to the feeder's infeed tray. The entire sheet feeder is track-mounted, latched in feed position, disengageable for retraction away from the host machine when desired.

Abstract: A paper feed system for an image reproduction machine, representatively a printer, has a shelf member disposed within the machine housing and rotatably carrying a turntable on its upper side. Two transversely oriented pairs of diametrically opposite upper and lower paper trays are removably supported on the turntable, with portions of the upper trays overlying the lower trays. The turntable may be rotated to vertically interpose a selected one of the four trays between a stationary picker roller and a lifter structure positioned beneath the picker roller. The lifter structure has a portion which moves upwardly through a shelf opening, and a turntable opening aligned therewith, to engage the selected tray and lift it toward the picker roller to bring a paper stack held in the tray into engagement with the picker roller which operates to successively remove sheets from the stack and deliver them to the machine's paper feed path.

Abstract: A reproduction machine paper loading drawer interlock system which provides protection from jams by preventing drawer opening during sheet feeding therefrom, yet provides more frequent and/or rapid drawer access for copy paper loading, particularly desirable for loading one drawer while running the machine and feeding sheets from another drawer, by independently operating each paper drawer interlock from the existing wiring and electrical signals for the paper feeder drive for that drawer, without any wiring or unique software requirements from the machine controller, or requiring any machine "cycle out" signals therefrom, or actuation of any manually actuated unlocking switches.

Abstract: Apparatus for feeding and separating seriatim a sheet of paper from a stack of sheets.