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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shirou Saeki, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroyuki Ishizaki, Ogaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271-3 ; 271-4 ; 271-6 ; 271-7 ;
Abstract
An automatic document feeding method for a recycling automatic document feeder (RADF) for use with a copier or similar image recording apparatus. The last document to be returned and the document immediately preceding it are discharged in succession. The discharge of the last document occurs on the elapse of a predetermined period of time after the discharge of the immediately preceding document.