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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshihisa Nakamura, Machida, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271-909 ; 271-912 ; 271-913 ; 271162 ;
Abstract
A paper feed apparatus in an image forming apparatus includes a first paper feed cassette storing first sheets of paper and a first driving device conveying the first sheets of paper one by one from the first paper feed cassette automatically for automatic paper feed. A mount is mounted on the first paper feed cassette and on the mount a second sheet of paper is set for manual paper feed. A second driving device is mounted on the first paper feed cassette and conveys the second sheet of paper set on the mount. The paper feed apparatus achieves a small size and has a low manufacturing cost.