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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Konica Minolta, Inc., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuji Sato, Toyohasi, JP;
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A paper feed device of an image forming apparatus includes: a pickup roller which contacts, from above, the uppermost sheet of sheets stacked in a paper feed cassette so as to feed out the sheet; a paper feed roller which further feeds the sheet to the downstream side in a transport direction; and a pickup holder which supports the pickup roller. The pickup roller and the paper feed roller are cantilever-supported at one ends of shaft portions which penetrate the centers of shaft lines. On the free ends of the shaft portions thereof, a transport guide member is provided that includes: a roller movement regulation portion which holds the shaft portions and which regulates the movements of the rollers in the direction of the shaft lines; and a sheet guide portion which guides the transport of the sheet between the pickup roller and the paper feed roller.
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