Patent ID: 7152858

Claim:
A guiding and positioning apparatus for accurately guiding and inputting a print media sheet to a business machine, comprising: a rotating shaft disposed on the business machine, with a protrusion, a first end and a second end; a retaining member fitted on the first end; a guiding member fitted on the second end and fixed on the business machine, with a guiding portion; a sliding member slidably fitted on the rotating shaft and adjacent to the guiding member, wherein the sliding member has a sliding groove and a guiding groove, both formed on the outer surface thereof, the sliding groove sliding on the guiding portion of the guiding member, and the guiding groove sliding on the protrusion of the rotating shaft; a roller slidably fitted on the rotating shaft and between the retaining member and the sliding member to guide the print media sheet into the business machine; a first spring disposed between the retaining member and the roller; a second spring disposed between the roller and the sliding member, wherein the second spring, roller and first spring slide on the rotating shaft by movement of the sliding member; a tray disposed on the business machine and under the roller to support the print media sheet; and a positioning element formed on one side of the tray.