Sheet supporting apparatus and image forming apparatus
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Abstract
A sheet supporting apparatus includes a body, a supporting portion configured to be held in an elevating manner by the body and to support a sheet, a sheet regulation portion regulating a position of the sheet supported on the supporting portion, a movement portion capable of moving between a first position where the sheet regulation portion regulates the position of the sheet supported on the supporting portion, and a second position where the supporting portion is regulated from elevating with respect to the body, and a movement regulation unit regulating the movement portion from moving to the second position.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA | 3-30-2 TOKYO JAPAN TOKYO TOKYO METROPOLIS |
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Matsushima, Akira | Susono, JP | 38 | 343 |
# of filed Patents : 38 Total Citations : 343 | |||
Okazaki, Shunsuke | Mishima, JP | 20 | 101 |
# of filed Patents : 20 Total Citations : 101 |
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Sep 11, 1992 | AS | ASSIGNMENT | free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:Y S SECURITIES;REEL/FRAME:006508/0201 Owner name: YORKSHIRE SWITCHGEAR LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM Effective Date: Sep 11, 1992 free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:YORKSHIRE SWITCHGEAR LIMITED;REEL/FRAME:006508/0208 Owner name: MERLIN GERIN LIMITED, UNITED KINGDOM Effective Date: Sep 11, 1992 |
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