Paper feeder
US5393044A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H3/0669
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A paper feeder for use in copiers has a feed roller, a conveying roller and a registration roller. The apparatus further includes a feeding-conveying drive section for driving the conveying roller in synchronization with the rotation of the feed roller, and a conveying-registration drive section for driving the conveying roller in synchronization with the rotation of the registration roller. By this structure, the peripheral velocity of the rollers when the feed roller and conveying roller rotate can be set up higher than the peripheral velocity of the rollers when the registration roller and conveying roller rotate. An alternative construction of the apparatus includes a feeding-conveying drive section in which the conveying roller is driven through the conveying roller gear and conveying roller clutch and a conveying-registration drive section in which the conveying roller is driven through a pulley disposed on the rotary shaft of the registration roller, a timing belt and a clutch-equipped pulley disposed on the rotary shaft of the conveying roller. In this construction, the conveying roller is made to be able to be driven either by the feeding-conveying drive section or by the …
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