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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2012
Sharp Kabushiki Kaishi, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a paper feeding device () including: a paper stacking tray () that carries thereon stacked sheets of printing paper and moves up/down along a stacking direction of the sheets of printing paper; a paper transport member (e.g., paper transport belts ()) that sucks and transports a sheet of printing paper from the paper stacking tray (); a separation fan () that generates an air flow separating the printing paper stacked on the paper stacking tray (); an air sucking fan () that generates an air flow sucking a sheet of printing paper stacked on the paper stacking tray (); and a relay duct () that guides air coming out of the air sucking fan () to the separation fan (). The relay duct () extends along a straight line from an air outlet () of the air sucking fan () to an air inlet () of the separation fan ().