Sheet Feeder Capable of Suppressing Paper Jam
US-2016251178-A1 · Sep 1, 2016 · US
Image forming apparatus
US9033337B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9033337-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414466583-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | Aug 26, 2013 |
| Publication date | May 19, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2015 |
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A manual paper-sheet feed portion of an image forming apparatus includes a manual tray, a feed opening, a feed roller, and a shutter. The manual tray is shifted to an opened state, whereby placement of a recording medium becomes possible. The feed opening accepts feeding of the recording medium to a conveyance path. The feed roller feeds the recording medium to the conveyance path. When the feeding of the recording medium to the conveyance path is started, the shutter swings in one direction to open the feed opening, and when a rear end of the recording medium passes through the feed opening, the shutter swings in the other direction to return to a position where to shield the feed opening.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus including a manual feed portion that is disposed on a side surface of an apparatus main body and feeds a recording medium placed manually to a conveyance path of the apparatus main body, the manual feed portion including: a manual tray that is mounted on the apparatus main body in an openable and closable manner and allows, in an opened state, to load the recording medium thereon; a feed opening that is exposed in the opened st…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9033337B2 cover?
- A manual paper-sheet feed portion of an image forming apparatus includes a manual tray, a feed opening, a feed roller, and a shutter. The manual tray is shifted to an opened state, whereby placement of a recording medium becomes possible. The feed opening accepts feeding of the recording medium to a conveyance path. The feed roller feeds the recording medium to the conveyance path. When the fee…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65H3/34. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue May 19 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).