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Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018

Filed:

May. 15, 2017
Applicant:

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Inventor:

Keisuke Mizuguchi, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/06 (2006.01); B65H 1/02 (2006.01); B65H 1/14 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); B65H 3/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/06 (2013.01); B65H 1/025 (2013.01); B65H 1/14 (2013.01); B65H 3/0669 (2013.01); B65H 3/0684 (2013.01); B65H 3/5223 (2013.01); G03G 15/6511 (2013.01); B65H 2402/30 (2013.01); B65H 2403/60 (2013.01); G03G 15/6529 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a first side plate, a second side plate and a sheet feeding unit. The first and second side plates are opposite to each other. The sheet feeding unit is attached between the first and second side plates. The sheet feeding unit has a feed frame, a pickup roller, a feed roller, a separation member and a weight member. The feed frame has a first side wall supported by the first side plate in a facing manner and a second side wall supported by the second side plate in a facing manner. The pickup roller and the feed roller are supported in the feed frame. The separation member forms a nip and separates the sheet at the nip. The weight member is disposed above the feed roller in the feed frame and configured to damp vibration of the feed frame.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Mizuguchi, Keisuke. (2018). Image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 10106346). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10106346

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