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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 11, 2016
Jumpei Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Nishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Nonaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Sugita, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;
Jumpei Aoyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Hajime Nishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Nonaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Sugita, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ueda, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet feeder, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet feeding unit to feed a sheet, a sheet separating unit disposed opposite the sheet feeding unit to separate the sheet together with the sheet feeding unit, a bottom plate on which the sheet is loaded, a pressing unit having a leading end and movably disposed between the bottom plate and the sheet separating unit, and a support to rotatably support the pressing unit such that the leading end of the pressing unit contacts and separates from the sheet feeding unit.