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Patent No.:

US 6631899 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003

Filed:

May. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:

Katsuhiko Miki, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:

Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/06 ;
Abstract

A method of feeding sheets includes the step of conveying the sheets between a feed roller and a separation member. The separation member is pressed against and into contact with the feed roller with a pressure applied between the feed roller and the separation member. The method also includes the steps of separating and conveying the sheets conveyed between the feed roller and the separation member one by one, and providing a cyclic change in the pressure between the feed roller and the separation member.


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Miki, Katsuhiko. (2003). Sheet feeding method and device and image forming apparatus using the device (U.S. Patent No. 6631899). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6631899

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