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Recording apparatus

US8490962B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 3, 2010
Grant dateJul 23, 2013
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Expiry dateNov 9, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2801/06
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A recording apparatus according to an aspect of the invention includes a sheet feeding cassette that can accommodate a stack of recording materials; a pick-up roller that comes into contact with the top recording material of the recording materials accommodated in the sheet feeding cassette to feed the recording material; a roller holder that is supported at a base end so as to be rotatable and has the pick-up roller at a tip, the pick-up roller being pressed against the recording material; and a lever that is supported at a base end so as to be rotatable and has a pressing portion at a tip, the pressing portion being pressed against the recording material. The lever is disposed on the roller holder and is supported coaxially with the roller holder.

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