Feeding apparatus and image forming system
US7837194B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 27, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0082
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A feeding apparatus including a feeding device including (a) a feeder which feeds, in each of a plurality of feeding operations, an object in a feeding direction in a state in which an external force is exerted to the object in a direction parallel to the feeding direction, and (b) a motor which operates the feeder and thereby feeds the object; and a controller which controls, in each feeding operation, the motor by supplying, in a first control mode, a first power to the motor so as to feed the object to a control-end position distant from a target stop position by a predetermined amount, and supplying, in a second control mode, a second power different from the first power, to the motor so that the feeder applies, to the object, a resisting force resisting the external force and thereby prevents at least a portion of a movement of the object in the direction parallel to the feeding direction that is caused by the external force.
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