Patent ID: 6865987

Claim:
A sheet-shaped material positioning device which has a conveying path, and which positions a sheet-shaped material conveyed in a predetermined direction along the conveying path, and which is able to convey sheet-shaped materials of different widths with respect to a conveying direction, the sheet-shaped material positioning device comprising: a moving mechanism for moving a sheet-shaped material along the conveying direction; a first group of pins for abutting sheet-shaped material of a size having a first nominal width, which first group of pins is disposed on the conveying path; and a second group of pins for abutting sheet-shaped material of a size having a second nominal width, which second group of pins is disposed on the conveying path, wherein at least one pin of the first group of pins is disposed downstream, relative to the conveying direction, of the second group of pins, and the moving mechanism moves the sheet-shaped material and makes a front edge of the sheet-shaped material abut either of the first group of pins and the second group of pins, wherein a ratio of the first nominal width to an interval between the pins belonging to the first group of pins is substantially equal to a ratio of the second nominal width to an interval between the pins belonging to the second group of pins.