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Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus having the sheet feeding device

US6055407A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
10References
24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 8, 1999
Grant dateApr 25, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 8, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00708
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This specification discloses a sheet feeding device for feeding a sheet comprising sheet supporting means for supporting the sheet thereon, a sheet feeding roller for contacting with the sheet supported on the sheet supporting means and feeding the sheet, and cleaning means for contacting with that portion of the sheet feeding roller which contacts with the sheet, and cleaning the contacting portion, the sheet feeding roller having a cut-away portion which does not contact with the sheet, secondary cleaning means for cleaning the cleaning means being provided in the cut-away portion. The specification also discloses an image forming apparatus provided with such sheet feeding device.

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