Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – Separators
Patent
1995-12-26
1998-04-14
Skaggs, H. Grant
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
Separators
271119, 271126, 271171, B65H 306
Patent
active
057383480
ABSTRACT:
A sheet feeder assembly including and a sheet feed roller for feeding a sheet of paper in a sheet feeding direction. A sheet support is spaced apart from the sheet feed roller for supporting the sheet of paper thereon. A retaining plate is mounted on the sheet support. A hopper is displaceable between a first position spaced apart from the sheet feed roller so that the paper supported on the hopper cannot contact the sheet feed roller and at least a second position where the leading edge of the sheet of paper can contact the sheet feed roller so that the paper is urged towards the sheet feed roller.
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Kashiwabara Kazutoshi
Kishida Takeo
Kotaka Toshikazu
Shimomura Masaki
Yasue Takuya
Seiko Epson Corporation
Skaggs H. Grant
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