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Sheet conveying device, image reading device, and image forming apparatus

US8925913B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 30, 2013
Grant dateJan 6, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 30, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H2801/39
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A sheet conveying device such as a feed mechanism includes a pick-up roller and a cover member. The pick-up roller feeds, into an apparatus, a sheet such as a document on a placing table such as a document placing table on which the sheet is placed. The cover member such as a pick-up cover covers the pick-up roller. The cover member is supported at both ends thereof on a shaft of the pick-up roller or on shaft bearings that receive the shaft of the pick-up roller.

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