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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2017
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Kyosuke Nakada, Kanagawa, JP;
Kiyoshi Hata, Tokyo, JP;
Mamoru Yorimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichiro Maeyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Isao Matsushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Kahei Nakamura, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A feeding device includes a plurality of suction units, disposed above a conveyed medium stacked on a stacker, to attract the conveyed medium. At least one of the plurality of suction units includes a rotary fan including a board and a plurality of walls extending from the board; and a driver to rotate the rotary fan. The at least one of the plurality of suction units generates a vortex air with a side of the board with the plurality of walls directed to the conveyed medium. The at least one of the plurality of suction units being a suction unit generates a vortex air.