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Sheet feed device and image forming apparatus with rotation stacking portion

US8690150B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 1, 2013
Grant dateApr 8, 2014
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Expiry dateFeb 1, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2515/34
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sheet feed device includes a sheet stacking portion that has a rotation stacking portion which is rotatable, a sheet feed roller that feeds the sheet stacked in the sheet stacking portion, and a separating portion that separates the sheet fed by the sheet feed roller. The rotation stacking portion is configured to be rotatable about a rotation fulcrum on a downstream side in a sheet feed direction.

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