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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2007
Applicants:
Hidehiko Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hidehiko Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuru Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet feed cassette for storing a sheet. The sheet feed cassette includes a protective sheet which is provided on a portion of the sheet feed cassette that contacts the sheet so as to prevent adhesive material from sticking thereto. The image forming apparatus further includes a sheet conveyance path that transports a sheet, and a protective sheet provided on a portion of the sheet conveyance path that contacts the sheet so as to prevent an adhesive material from sticking thereto.