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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2014
Takahiro Ogino, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Ofuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuyuki Sekino, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohtaroh Oda, Kanagawa, JP;
Takahiro Ogino, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuya Ofuchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuyuki Sekino, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohtaroh Oda, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet feeder, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet container, a sheet conveying member disposed facing a sheet stack that includes multiple sheet members loaded on the sheet container to separate an uppermost sheet member placed on the sheet stack from the other sheet members and to convey the uppermost sheet member, and a pressing member switchable between a pressing position to press the sheet stack from above and a retracted position to separate from the sheet stack.