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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1995
Takuya Yasue, Nagano, JP;
Koichiro Yokoyama, Nagano, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Nagano, JP;
Toshikazu Kotaka, Nagano, JP;
Kazutoshi Kashiwabara, Nagano, JP;
Takeo Kishida, Nagano, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet feeder assembly including and a sheet feed roller for feeding a sheet of paper in a sheet feeding direction. A sheet support is spaced apart from the sheet feed roller for supporting the sheet of paper thereon. A retaining plate is mounted on the sheet support. A hopper is displaceable between a first position spaced apart from the sheet feed roller so that the paper supported on the hopper cannot contact the sheet feed roller and at least a second position where the leading edge of the sheet of paper can contact the sheet feed roller so that the paper is urged towards the sheet feed roller.