Appeal No. 97-2720 Page 6
Application No. 08/354,387
tray 11, which includes a paper storage well 12, a sheet
separator mechanism in the form of a vertically movable
separator 13, and a transfer table 14. The feed tray 11 feeds
the separated sheet to main feed roller 25 of copier 10.
Sheet separator 13 is vertically movable under the force of
gravity on vertical guides 15. Transfer table 14 is pivotally
mounted to attachment members 16 by means of pins 30 carried
by each of attachment members 16. Transfer table 14 comprises
upper and lower guide members 31 and 32, each of which have
flared paper receiving ends 33 and 34, respectively, defining
a mouth or throat 35 adapted to receive a sheet of paper S
from stack ST. An arm 36 is secured to upper guide member 31
and extends beneath separator 13. Arm 36 is configured to
guide a sheet S to mouth 35. Separator 13 will move
downwardly on guides 15 under the force of gravity and by
virtue of arm 36 transfer table 14 will move downwardly
therewith, so that the mouth 35 between upper and lower table
members 31 and 32 is always positioned to receive a sheet S
from stack ST. Separator 13, as seen from the underside in
Figure 7, includes a drive motor 38 which through a gear train
39 and a one way clutch (not shown) drives a shaft 40 having
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