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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2008
Hideki Tobinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuaki Nagano, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuo Kosuga, Kawasaki, JP;
Norio Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Takeshi Akai, Yokohama, JP;
Hideki Tobinaga, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsuaki Nagano, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuo Kosuga, Kawasaki, JP;
Norio Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;
Takeshi Akai, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An automatic document feeder, included in an image reading system that can be included in an image forming apparatus, is configured to transfer an original document to an image reader included in the image reading system, and includes a first drive unit configured to include a first motor to drive the document separation and feed unit, a second drive unit configured to include a second motor to drive the document conveyance unit, a third drive unit configured to include a third motor to drive the document discharging unit, where at least two motors of the first, second, and third motors disposed in a substantially in-line arrangement, and a cooling member configured to supply a coolant to the at least two motors disposed in a substantially in-line arrangement, to the first, second, and third motors, in that order.