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US 2009/0014948 A1Published application
Media feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorHideaki Takahashi
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Abstract
A media feeding apparatus that includes a media storage device, a blowing device, a media feeding member, and a media holding member, the media storage device storing media, the blowing device blowing toward side surface of the media, the media feeding device feeding the media sequentially, and the media holding member holding the media at a substantially same position as the media feeding device with respect to the media feeding direction.
Claims20
A media feeding apparatus comprising:
- a media storage device which stores media;
- a blowing device which blows toward a side surface of the media;
- a media feeding device which feeds the media sequentially;
- and
- a media holding member which holds the media and is disposed at a substantially same position as the media feeding device with respect to the media feeding direction.
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A media feeding apparatus comprising:
- media storage means for storing media;
- blowing means for blowing toward a side surface of the media;
- media feeding means for feeding the media sequentially;
- and
- media holding means for holding the media, the media holding means being disposed at a substantially same position as the media feeding means with respect to the media feeding direction.
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A media feeding method comprising:
- storing media in a media storage device;
- blowing toward a side surface of the media using a blowing device;
- feeding the media sequentially using a media feeding device;
- and
- holding the media using a media holding member, the media holding member being disposed at a substantially same position as the media feeding device with respect to the media feeding direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.