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US 7,731,171 B2Granted
Paper feeding device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasatsugu Ohishi, Masaharu Kimura, Norichika Katsura, Yasuaki Fukada
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Abstract
As one embodiment, a paper feeding device is provided with a pickup roller for pulling out an uppermost positioned sheet of loaded sheets, and a paper feeding roller for transporting the sheet pulled out by the pickup roller. Spanning between the pickup roller and the paper feeding roller, a roller belt is provided that is capable of moving relatively in a circumferential direction with respect to an outer circumferential surface of the paper feeding roller. The roller belt obtains rotational drive from the pickup roller.
Claims6
A paper feeding device, comprising:
- a pickup roller for pulling out an uppermost positioned sheet of loaded sheets, and a paper feeding roller for transporting the sheet pulled out by the pickup roller,
- wherein spanning between the pickup roller and the paper feeding roller, a roller belt is provided that is capable of moving relatively in a circumferential direction with respect to an outer circumferential surface of the paper feeding roller, and
- the roller belt obtains rotational drive from the pickup roller.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.