Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – Multiple supplies
Patent
1993-01-08
1995-02-28
Skaggs, H. Grant
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
Multiple supplies
271259, 355208, 355313, B65H 344
Patent
active
053930436
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus is coupled to a paper supply mechanism formed of a plurality of paper supply units storing papers, the plurality of paper supply units being arranged in a predetermined order along a paper feed path and papers being ejected one by one from each of the plurality of paper supply units to the paper feed path, the papers being fed to the image forming apparatus so that images are formed on the papers. The image forming apparatus includes a jam detecting sensor for detecting whether or not a paper jam occurs in the paper feed path while papers are being supplied, one by one, from each of the plurality of paper supply units, and a paper supply controller for, when the jam detecting sensor detects that a paper jam occurs, substituting a paper supply unit positioned at a position further downstream from a position at which the paper jam has occurred for an original paper supply unit that has supplied to the paper feed path the paper that has jammed, so that papers are continuously supplied from the substitute paper supply unit to the image forming apparatus via the paper feed path.
Druzbick Carol L.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
Skaggs H. Grant
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