Patent ID: 8517370
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: B41J,B65H,G06K,H04N

Abstract:
1. A sheet feed device comprising: a first tray comprising a first holding portion configured to hold a sheet; a second tray comprising a cam and a second holding portion configured to hold a sheet and move between a first position and a second position relative to the first tray, wherein the second holding portion is positioned above the first holding portion, and the second position is upstream from the first position in a sheet feed direction; and a sheet feeder comprising a feed roller and a cam follower, wherein the sheet feeder is configured to feed the sheet from the second tray in the sheet feed direction when the second tray is in the first position and to feed the sheet from the first tray in the sheet feed direction when the second tray is in the second position; wherein the cam follower of the sheet feeder is configured to follow the cam of the second tray and to move the feed roller among a first roller position, a second roller position, and a third roller position such that: