Sheet supply apparatus, sheet supply unit and image forming...

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2011-08-23

2011-08-23

Severson, Jeremy (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

Separators

C271S097000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08002265

ABSTRACT:
A sheet supply apparatus including: a suction conveyance mechanism which suctions a topmost sheet of a plurality of sheets stacked and conveys the suctioned sheet to a sheet conveyance path; an outlet elevation mechanism which moves an air outlet to and from a first position at which the air outlet faces the side of the stacked sheets and a second position at which the air outlet faces a side of the sheet suctioned onto the suction surface; a suction detection sensor; a sheet supply detection sensor; and a control section which moves the air outlet to the first position or to the second position by controlling the outlet elevation mechanism based on detections by the sensors.

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