Sheet feed cassette, sheet feeder, and image forming apparatus
US-2015353302-A1 · Dec 10, 2015 · US
Sheet feed apparatus, and image forming apparatus and image reading apparatus including the sheet feed apparatus
US9309067B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9309067-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414313941-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Priority date | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Publication date | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2016 |
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In a sheet feed apparatus, sheet feed roller is provided in casing so as to face downstream side of sheet stacking portion in sheet conveying direction, and conveys sheets in sheet conveying direction. Separation pad is provided facing sheet feed roller, forms, with sheet feed roller, nip portion through which sheets pass, and conveys sheets one by one in sheet conveying direction. Holder fixes and supports separation pad. Mount portion mounts holder. An urging member urges separation pad toward sheet feed roller via the holder. Holder is changeable in its posture between a first posture in which separation pad is spaced apart from sheet feed roller so as to release nip portion having been formed therebetween, and a second posture in which nip portion is formed between separation pad and sheet feed roller. Holder includes a contact part that contacts the mount portion in the second posture.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A sheet feed apparatus comprising: a casing; a sheet stacking portion provided in the casing, in which sheets are stacked; a sheet conveying path through which the sheets stacked in the sheet stacking portion are conveyed in a predetermined sheet conveying direction; a sheet feed roller provided in the casing so as to face a downstream side of the sheet stacking portion in the sheet conveying direction, and configured to convey the sheets in the…
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Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
Operations & Transport · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9309067B2 cover?
- In a sheet feed apparatus, sheet feed roller is provided in casing so as to face downstream side of sheet stacking portion in sheet conveying direction, and conveys sheets in sheet conveying direction. Separation pad is provided facing sheet feed roller, forms, with sheet feed roller, nip portion through which sheets pass, and conveys sheets one by one in sheet conveying direction. Holder fixes…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification B65H1/04. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 12 2016 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).