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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Masakazu Sone, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); B41J 35/00 (2006.01); B65H 1/14 (2006.01); B65H 1/26 (2006.01); B65H 3/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2013.01); B41J 35/00 (2013.01); B65H 1/14 (2013.01); B65H 1/266 (2013.01); B65H 3/06 (2013.01); B65H 2301/531 (2013.01); B65H 2405/115 (2013.01); B65H 2405/1117 (2013.01); B65H 2405/3322 (2013.01); B65H 2511/515 (2013.01); B65H 2801/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided an image forming apparatus including a paper feed tray configured to accommodate at least one sheet, a paper feed roller configured to send the sheet from the paper feed tray, and a cleaning member at the paper feed tray, the cleaning member being configured to clean a surface of the paper feed roller. The paper feed tray is movable between a paper feeding position from which the paper feed roller sends the sheet and a cleaning position at which the paper feed roller comes into contact with the cleaning member.