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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Masanori Hamaguchi, Aichi, JP;
Takaaki Mukai, Aichi, JP;
Ryoichi Matsushima, Aichi, JP;
Kotaro Kurokawa, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Shingai, Aichi, JP;
Kazutoshi Nakamura, Aichi, JP;
Masanori Hamaguchi, Aichi, JP;
Takaaki Mukai, Aichi, JP;
Ryoichi Matsushima, Aichi, JP;
Kotaro Kurokawa, Aichi, JP;
Hiroyuki Shingai, Aichi, JP;
Kazutoshi Nakamura, Aichi, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, JP;
Abstract
A sheet conveying device to convey a sheet in a sheet path is provided. The sheet conveying device includes a separator roller, which is arranged to be rotatably in contact with the sheet to apply conveying force to the sheet, a pad assembly including a separator pad, which is arranged to be in contact with the sheet stack to apply convey resistance to the sheet stack, and a holder, which is swingably attached to a base member and holds the separator pad, the base member being in a fixed position with respect to the separator roller, a spring, which urges the pad assembly toward the separator roller, and a slidable member, which is attached to the pad assembly to be integrally movable with the pad assembly and to be slidably in contact with a first slidable section in the base member.