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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshiaki Ouchi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kazuto Yamamoto, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/06 ;
Abstract
The paper supply device according to the present invention includes a paper support member for supporting paper, a pick-up roller which is in contact with the paper and takes the paper out of the paper support member in a specified direction, and a removing member which is kept in contact with the pick-up roller and removes adherents to the pick-up roller and such a paper supply device is used to feed paper in an image forming apparatus.