Patent ID: 9469493
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. A stacking tray device to be used for a business machine, wherein said stacking tray device comprises: a tray, comprising a surface whereupon paper may be placed; a guide plate configured to move in a first direction corresponding to a width of the tray relative to the tray for restricting a size of the paper; and a first stopper configured to be linearly slidable in a second direction corresponding to a paper feed direction from a first unlock position to a first lock position to set a first predetermined paper size position where the guide plate stops when said guide plate is pushed from a center of the tray towards an outside of the tray, wherein when the guide plate moves relative to the tray, the guide plate also moves relative to the first stopper; wherein, when said first stopper is positioned on the surface of the tray and is in said first lock position, the guide plate stops at the first predetermined paper size position corresponding to a first standard paper size as the guide plate is pushed from the center toward the outside until the guide plate is adjacent to the first stopper; and when said first stopper is positioned on the surface of the tray and is in said first unlock position, the guide plate stops at a second predetermined paper size position corresponding to an oversized paper size as the guide plate is pushed from the center toward the outside.