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US 6,550,657 B1Granted
Apparatus and method of paper separation for image formation apparatus
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorYoshiyuki Taguchi
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AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorYoshiyuki Taguchi
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A method and an apparatus of paper separation are provided which permit a secure and reliable auto-loading operation of paper separation with a less complex mechanism of the apparatus. The paper separation apparatus has a paper separation body for separating a paper from a transfer body, a paper feeding supporter for holding the paper firmly and supporting the feed of the paper, and a link mechanism for moving the paper separation body toward a circumferential surface of the transfer body. The arrangement separates the paper from the transfer body in an auto-loading step and moves at least a portion of the paper feeding supporter to hold the separated paper firmly, so that the movement of the paper separation body is co-acted in synchronism with the movement of the paper feeding supporter.
A paper separation apparatus comprising:
A paper separation apparatus comprising:
A paper separation method comprising the steps of, in an auto-loading operation which is performed for setting a paper in a stand-by state for a transfer operation, moving a paper separation body toward a circumferential surface of a transfer body for causing the paper separation body to contact the paper so as to separate the paper from the transfer body, the paper having been fed to the circumferential surface of the transfer body, and moving at least a part of a paper feeding supporter device with a link mechanism in synchronism with the movement of the paper separation body so as to hold the separated paper to thereby support a paper feeding operation.
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