Feeder unit, sheet feeding device, and image forming apparatus
US7905479B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 2009 |
| Grant date | Mar 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/19647
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A feeder unit to feed sheets is provided. The feeder unit includes a main frame, being swingably supported at a pivotal end by a first shaft, and arranged to extend from the first shaft toward an upper level of a tray, a rotary member, which is rotatably supported, and is arranged to come in contact with a topmost surface of the sheets, a pair of opposing walls, formed in the main frame, a secondary frame, having a pair of supporting walls which come to face the opposing walls, a gear train to transmit rotation force to the rotary member, a positioning system to situate the secondary frame in a predetermined position, and a detachment restricting system to restrict the secondary frame from being detached from the main frame. The secondary frame is situated in the predetermined position when the rotary member rotates in a direction to feed the sheets.
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