Sheet feeding device, image forming apparatus, and sheet feeding method
US7992860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2402/54
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet feeding device includes a first roller that draws a recording medium at a first position and feeds the recording medium; a friction pad that comes into contact with the first roller with a predetermined contact pressure at a second position that is close to and downstream of the first position in a conveying direction of the recording medium and nips the recording medium with the first roller to convey the recording medium in the conveying direction; and a second roller that comes into contact with the first roller at a third position that is close to and downstream of the second position in the conveying direction and nips the recording medium with the first roller.
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