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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2016
Applicant:
Satoshi Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Satoshi Ueno, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/02 (2006.01); B41J 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/02 (2013.01); B41J 11/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet supplying device is provided. The sheet supplying device includes a separator to separate sheets one by one. The separator includes a separation pad, a spring, and a separation pressure adjuster. The separation pad contacts each of the sheets. The spring applies a separation pressure to the separation pad. The separation pressure adjuster adjusts the separation pressure to one of separation pressure values variable in multiple steps.