Sheet feeder and image forming apparatus incorporating same
US9302868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2515/81
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet feeder, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes an endless attraction belt that is rotatably disposed facing a top surface of a sheet stack, a belt charger to attract an uppermost sheet of the sheet stack, and a sheet separator to press the attraction belt against the sheet stack, bend a contact region to which the uppermost sheet is attracted and contacted to the attraction belt, and separate the uppermost sheet from a subsequent sheet or other sheet of the sheet stack. In this configuration, a curvature of a contact surface of the sheet separator with respect to the attraction belt is changeable.
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