Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – Separators
Patent
1994-12-28
1996-03-12
Skaggs, H. Grant
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
Separators
271245, 271110, B65H 352
Patent
active
054979862
ABSTRACT:
In an automatic document feeder (ADF), a feed roller is rotatable in an intended direction of document feed in contact with documents stacked on a document table. A reverse roller is rotatable in the direction opposite to the intended direction of document feed in contact with the documents. A a one-way clutch is mounted on a drive shaft, which drives the reverse roller, such that the clutch uncouples when the reverse roller rotates in the direction opposite to the intended direction of document feed or couples when it rotates in the intended direction of document feed. A shutter is rotatably mounted on the body of the ADF and has a stop for causing the documents stacked on the table to abut thereagainst. When the reverse roller rotates in the direction opposite to the intended direction of document feed, the shutter, received power from the clutch, moves in a direction for closing a document inlet, causing the stop to protrude to above the table at a predetermined position. The ADF frees a drive motor from an extra load for driving the shutter during document feed and prevents, for example, a torque limiter from constantly sliding during document feed.
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Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Skaggs H. Grant
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