Patent ID: 8632066
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A removable paper sheet cassette for containing paper sheets which are loaded to be withdrawn with an uppermost paper sheet fed first in a predetermined direction, the paper sheet cassette comprising a paper sheet containing part for loading and containing the paper sheets, a pair of side edge positioning members provided so as to move toward or away from each other in a width direction of the paper sheets for determining a position of the paper sheets in their width direction across the direction of withdrawal of the paper sheets contained in the paper sheet containing part, an interlock mechanism for synchronously moving the pair of side edge positioning members toward or away from each other, a latch member which is movable along with a first side edge positioning member of the pair of side edge positioning members and is provided with a lock tooth portion formed thereon which faces in a direction orthogonal to a horizontal plane within which the pair of side edge positioning members are moved, and a lock member which is connected to a second side edge positioning member of the pair of side edge positioning members via a swing shaft so that the lock member pivots about the swing shaft, the swing shaft having a pivot axis that extends in a direction parallel to the horizontal plane and the second side edge positioning member, and the lock member has a latch claw which can be brought into or out of engagement with the lock tooth portion and is movable along with the second side edge positioning member, and wherein positions of the pair of side edge positioning members are fixed when the lock member brings the latch claw into engagement with the lock tooth portion of the latch member.