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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1993
Filed:
Apr. 18, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mitsuhiro Nonaka, Yokohama, JP;
Toshihiro Ishibashi, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
226 24 ; 226 29 ; 226 42 ; 226178 ; 493410 ; 270 39 ;
Abstract
An automatic document feeder (ADF) for use with with a copier, laser printer or similar image recorder and capable of handling a computer form (CF) document in addition to ordinary documents in the form of sheets. The ADF is selectively operable in either one of two different document transport modes, i.e., it transports initial fives pages of a CF document at a speed per page which is lower than an ordinary speed. While the lower transport speed is selected, the operator has a sufficient time to determine in which direction the CF document neatly folds along the perforation intervening between the first and second pages.