Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – Separators
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-27
2008-09-09
Mackey, Patrick (Department: 3653)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
Separators
C271S122000, C271S124000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07422206
ABSTRACT:
A feeding tray supports a plurality of media the media thereon. A hopper is provided on the feeding tray so as to be movable in a first direction for pushing the media toward a feeding roller so that a top one of the media comes in contact with the feeding roller, and in a second direction opposite to the first direction. A separator separates a first group including at least one of the media which is situated under the top one of the media from the top one, so that only the top one is fed to the downstream section by rotation of the feeding roller. A returning lever is pivotable interlockingly with the feeding roller and adapted to return a second group including at least one of the media in the first group, which has been proceeded from a prescribed position to the downstream section together with the top one of the media, to the feeding tray. A holder supports a third group including at least one of the media in the first group which is situated under the second group. The holder is slidable in the second direction interlockingly with the movement of the hopper in the second direction to move the third group toward the feeding tray to secure a space to which the second group is returned by the returning lever.
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Extended European Search Report dated Dec. 4, 2006.
Hori Kazuhito
Kobayashi Yoshihiro
Okuda Yasumichi
Ueyama Naohiro
Edwards Angell Palmer & & Dodge LLP
Gonzalez Luis A
Mackey Patrick
Penny, Jr. John J.
Seiko Epson Corporation
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