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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Kenji Hayasaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Kenji Hayasaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/48 (2006.01); B65H 3/14 (2006.01); B65H 5/22 (2006.01); B65H 5/36 (2006.01); B65H 3/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/14 (2013.01); B65H 3/48 (2013.01); B65H 3/68 (2013.01); B65H 5/224 (2013.01); B65H 5/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet feeding device includes a sheet loader, a first conveyor, a second conveyor, and a guide. The sheet loader is configured to load a sheet bundle including a sheet with a flap. The first conveyor is configured to convey the sheet with the flap loaded on the sheet loader. The second conveyor is disposed adjacent to the first conveyor. The guide is disposed below the flap of the sheet to be conveyed, between the second conveyor and the sheet loader in a sheet conveying direction of the sheet, and is configured to guide the sheet.