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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2017
Hideaki Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fukumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Sanpei, Kanagawa, JP;
Kim Foon Lee, Kanagawa, JP;
Hideaki Takahashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Fukumoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidetoshi Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Tatsuya Sugawara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masato Hashimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takaaki Sanpei, Kanagawa, JP;
Kim Foon Lee, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet feeder, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet loader, an air blowing device, a regulator, a sheet attracting device, and a sheet conveying body. The sheet loader loads a sheet bundle including a sheet and a subsequent sheet placed below the sheet. The air blowing device blows air and lifts the sheet over the sheet bundle. The regulator regulates movement of the subsequent sheet, and includes an opposing portion located upper end and separated from the sheet loader toward the downstream side of the sheet conveying direction and an inclined portion upwardly inclined relative to a vertical axis from a same position as the sheet loader to the downstream side of the sheet conveying direction. The sheet attracting device attracts the sheet lifted over the sheet bundle. The sheet conveying body conveys the sheet in a sheet conveying direction.