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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2000
Hideyuki Akaba, Kawasaki, JP;
Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is here disclosed a manual paper feeder attached to an image forming apparatus including at least an image data receiving portion and an image forming device, and the manual paper feeder comprises a manual feed unit for supplying a paper sheet by mounting the paper sheet by a user; and a paper sheet release unit including at least a paper feed roller for carrying the paper sheets mounted in the manual feed unit; a frictional separation member for carrying the paper sheets by the frictional force while holding the manually supplied paper sheets between the frictional separation member itself and the paper feed roller; and a frictional force variable mechanism for changing the frictional force for holding the paper sheet between the paper feed roller and the frictional separation member.