Medium supply device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeOki Data Corporation
InventorHiroshi YUASA
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus that can reduce a braking force of a medium separating mechanism to thereby reduce occurrence of paper jams only by attaching a medium supply device to an image forming apparatus body. The medium supply device is configured to be attached to an image forming apparatus body including a medium separating mechanism, and includes a medium conveying mechanism that supplies a recording medium from stacked recording media to a predetermined position, and first mechanism that reduces a braking force generated in the medium separating mechanism.
Claims18
A medium supply device that is configured to be attached to an image forming apparatus body including a medium separating mechanism, the medium supply device comprising:
- a medium conveying mechanism that supplies a recording medium from stacked recording media to a predetermined position;
- and
- a first mechanism that reduces a braking force generated in the medium separating mechanism.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming apparatus body including a medium separating mechanism;
- and
- a medium supply device attached to the image forming apparatus body,
- wherein the medium supply device includes
- a medium conveying mechanism that supplies a recording medium from stacked recording media to a predetermined position, and
- a first mechanism that reduces a braking force generated in the medium separating mechanism.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.