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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2017
Applicant:
Yosuke Eguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yosuke Eguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/66 (2006.01); B65H 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 1/04 (2013.01); B65H 3/66 (2013.01); B65H 2405/114 (2013.01); B65H 2511/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet feeder, which is included in an image forming apparatus, includes a pair of first regulators and a pair of second regulators. The pair of first regulators is disposed movable in a width direction of a recording medium loaded on the sheet loader and is configured to contact a side end of the recording medium and regulate a position of the recording medium in the width direction. The pair of second regulators is configured to be detachably attachable to multiple attachment positions of the sheet tray selectably.