Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Tetsutaro Oishi

Yasushi Nakazato

Hiroshi Nishida

Kenji Ueda

Masashi Sato

Takeyoshi Sekine

Takenori Oku

Shohei Shinkawa

Yu Wakabayashi

Rie Ohtsuka

Satoshi Hatanaka

Kazuho Satoh

Fumihiro Nagano

Kaoru Shoji

A system includes a device and one or more information processing apparatuses. The device includes a device-information generator configured to generate device information on the device; and an analyzer determining unit configured to determine any one of the device and the one or more information processing apparatuses as an analyzer for the device information. The one determined as the analyzer includes an analysis unit configured to perform an analysis based on the device information; and a service determining unit configured to determine a service to the device based on a result of the analysis.

System, service determining method, and computer program product

A sheet feeding device, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet container to accommodate a recording medium, a sheet feeding body to press a surface of the recording medium in the sheet container and feed the recording medium in a sheet conveying direction, a pair of sheet position regulators to regulate a position of the recording medium in a sheet width direction perpendicular to the sheet conveying direction, and a load applier to contact the surface of the recording medium and apply a load to the recording medium at the surface. The recording medium is brought to move toward one of the pair of sheet position regulators while the recording medium is being fed. A lower face position in a standby state of the sheet feeding body is lower than a lower face position in a standby state of the load applier.

Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet feeding device

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Kanagawa, Japan

Tetsutaro Oishi