Electrophotography – Document handling – Copy
Reexamination Certificate
2007-10-09
2011-10-18
Nguyen, Anthony H. (Department: 2854)
Electrophotography
Document handling
Copy
C399S397000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08041286
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a structure to lift or lower a paper loading tray without a separate drive source while preventing damage to constituent elements even under an abnormal situation in that excessive force is transmitted to the paper loading tray. The image forming apparatus includes a paper feeding cassette including a paper loading tray and a lifting member to lift or lower the paper loading tray, the paper feeding cassette being detachably coupled to the body, a power intermittence device to intermit power to be transmitted from a drive source provided in a body of the image forming apparatus to the lifting member, and a power transmission device to transmit the power transmitted through the power intermittence device to the lifting member by use of at least one worm gear. The image forming apparatus further includes a safety lever having one end to cooperate with a pickup roller assembly. The other end of the safety lever is pivotally rotatable between a first position where the other end of the safety lever restrains the power intermittence device so as not to transmit power to the lifting member and a second position where the other end of the safety lever is spaced apart from the power intermittence device so as to transmit the power to the lifting member.
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Nguyen Anthony H.
SAMSUNG Electronics Co., Ltd.
Stanzione & Kim LLP
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