Sheet feed device and image forming apparatus

Details Sheet feed device and image forming apparatus Sheet feed device and image forming apparatus

2008-09-15

2010-06-29

Joerger, Kaitlin S (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

Separators

C271S098000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07744080

ABSTRACT:
A sheet feed device includes a sheet storage portion, a pick-up unit, a sheet-feed separation unit, and an air blower. The sheet storage portion stores a stack of sheets. The pick-up unit picks up the sheets stored in the sheet storage portion. The sheet-feed separation unit separates and feeds one by one the sheets picked up by the pick-up unit. The air blower blows air against a lateral side face of the stack of sheets stored in the sheet storage portion. The pick-up unit picks up the sheets while the air blower blows air and before the sheet-feed separation unit starts to operate.

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