Sheet member positioning device
First Claim
1. A sheet member positioning device comprising:
- a plate on which a sheet member is loaded;
a reference member provided at a side, in a first direction, of the plate, the sheet member being able to abut the reference member;
a conveying member provided at a side, in a second direction, of the plate, and due to the conveying member being moved toward the side in the first direction and conveying the sheet member, the conveying member makes the sheet member abut the reference member so as to determine a position of the sheet member in the first direction; and
a detecting mechanism which, at a time when the position of the sheet member in the first direction is determined, detects a distance between the reference member and the conveying member, and detects a size of the sheet member on the basis of the detected distance.
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Abstract
A sheet member positioning device includes a plate on which a sheet member is loaded; a reference member provided at a side, in a first direction, of the plate, the sheet member being able to abut the reference member; a conveying member provided at a side, in a second direction, of the plate, and due to the conveying member being moved toward the side in the first direction and conveying the sheet member, the conveying member makes the sheet member abut the reference member so as to determine a position of the sheet member in the first direction; and a detecting mechanism which, at a time when the position of the sheet member in the first direction is determined, detects a distance between the reference member and the conveying member, and detects a size of the sheet member on the basis of the detected distance.
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18 Claims
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1. A sheet member positioning device comprising:
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a plate on which a sheet member is loaded;
a reference member provided at a side, in a first direction, of the plate, the sheet member being able to abut the reference member;
a conveying member provided at a side, in a second direction, of the plate, and due to the conveying member being moved toward the side in the first direction and conveying the sheet member, the conveying member makes the sheet member abut the reference member so as to determine a position of the sheet member in the first direction; and
a detecting mechanism which, at a time when the position of the sheet member in the first direction is determined, detects a distance between the reference member and the conveying member, and detects a size of the sheet member on the basis of the detected distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of positioning a sheet member in a sheet member positioning device which includes a reference member and a conveying member which are set apart from one another by a predetermined distance, a plate, and a detecting mechanism, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) supplying a sheet member to the plate;
(b) abutting the sheet member, which is supplied to the plate, against the reference member, which is provided at a side in a first direction of the plate, by the conveying member;
(c) detecting a distance between the reference member and the conveying member by the detecting mechanism; and
(d) detecting a size of the sheet member on the basis of the detected distance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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