EP2014588A3 - Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus - Google Patents

Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus Download PDF

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EP2014588A3
EP2014588A3 EP08252358A EP08252358A EP2014588A3 EP 2014588 A3 EP2014588 A3 EP 2014588A3 EP 08252358 A EP08252358 A EP 08252358A EP 08252358 A EP08252358 A EP 08252358A EP 2014588 A3 EP2014588 A3 EP 2014588A3
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image forming
forming apparatus
tray
sheet feeder
sheet
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Ltd Masanobu Yamagata c/o Ricoh Company
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Ricoh Co Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H1/00—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated
    • B65H1/04—Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles substantially horizontally, e.g. for separation from top of pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2701/00—Handled material; Storage means
    • B65H2701/10—Handled articles or webs
    • B65H2701/11—Dimensional aspect of article or web
    • B65H2701/113—Size
    • B65H2701/1131—Size of sheets
    • B65H2701/11312—Size of sheets large formats, i.e. above A3

Abstract

A sheet feeder (2) including a first tray (10) arranged to be provided at a paper feeding mouth of the main body (1) of an image forming apparatus, a second tray (20) to support a rear portion of a long sheet (50), the second tray (20) adapted to be positioned above the first tray (10), a guiding member (30) to guide the long sheet (50) at setting or sheet feeding, the guiding member (30) adapted to be positioned above the second tray (20) while facing an outside of the main body (1) of the image forming apparatus.
EP20080252358 2007-07-13 2008-07-10 Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus Expired - Fee Related EP2014588B1 (en)

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JP2007184621A JP2009018931A (en) 2007-07-13 2007-07-13 Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus

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EP2014588A3 true EP2014588A3 (en) 2010-09-22
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JP2012250413A (en) * 2011-06-02 2012-12-20 Konica Minolta Business Technologies Inc Image forming device
JP6167091B2 (en) 2014-10-06 2017-07-19 京セラドキュメントソリューションズ株式会社 Paper feeding device and image forming apparatus
JP2021155135A (en) * 2020-03-25 2021-10-07 キヤノン株式会社 Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus

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JP2004091211A (en) * 2002-07-12 2004-03-25 Oki Data Corp Medium tray and image recording apparatus using it
US20060232000A1 (en) * 2005-04-15 2006-10-19 Toshiaki Takahashi Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively supporting a recording medium
JP2007302453A (en) * 2006-05-15 2007-11-22 Fuji Xerox Co Ltd Paper feeding device and image forming device having the same

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JPH05229699A (en) * 1992-02-15 1993-09-07 Seiko Epson Corp Tray for paper feeding guide
JPH0664793A (en) * 1992-08-18 1994-03-08 Ricoh Co Ltd Image forming device
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JP2007136974A (en) * 2005-11-22 2007-06-07 Funai Electric Co Ltd Image forming device
JP4386293B2 (en) 2007-01-12 2009-12-16 キヤノン株式会社 Vibration control apparatus, vibration control method, exposure apparatus, and device manufacturing method

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JP2004091211A (en) * 2002-07-12 2004-03-25 Oki Data Corp Medium tray and image recording apparatus using it
US20060232000A1 (en) * 2005-04-15 2006-10-19 Toshiaki Takahashi Method and apparatus for image forming capable of effectively supporting a recording medium
JP2007302453A (en) * 2006-05-15 2007-11-22 Fuji Xerox Co Ltd Paper feeding device and image forming device having the same

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