Japan, July 14 -- RICOH CO LTD has got intellectual property rights for 'FEEDING DEVICE, AND, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE.' Other related details are as follows:
Application Number: JP,2022-022246
Category (FI): B65H3/54,330,B65H1/04,320@A,G03G15/00,401
Stage: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To optimize a feeding pressure of a sheet on a placement part to a conveyance member even if a stacking height of a plurality of sheets stacked on the placement part changes.SOLUTION: A placement part 105 that is configured to be movable up and down and capable of stacking a plurality of sheets P, a pickup roller 51 (conveyance member) that feeds the uppermost sheet P stacked on the placement part 105 in a predetermined feeding direction, and a spring 106 (elastic member) that urges the placement part 105 so that the uppermost sheet P placed on the placement part 105 comes into pressure contact with the pickup roller 51 are provided. Then, a brush-like member 110 (load adjustment means) is provided which reduces the magnitude of a load applied downward to the plurality of sheets P stacked on the placement part 105 in response to a decrease in the stacking height H at least when a stacking height H of the plurality of sheets P stacked on the placement part 105 is equal to or larger than a predetermined value Hx.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4 (Grant)
Filing Date: Feb. 16, 2022
Publication Date: Aug. 28, 2023
The original document can be viewed at: https://www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp/p0100
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