Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Document feeder and image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17488135Application Date: 2021-09-28
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Publication No.: US12043506B2Publication Date: 2024-07-23
- Inventor: Toshiki Nishimura
- Applicant: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Sakai
- Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Sakai
- Agency: ScienBiziP, P.C.
- Priority: JP 20167741 2020.10.02
- Main IPC: B65H3/06
- IPC: B65H3/06 ; B65H3/52 ; B65H5/06 ; H04N1/00

Abstract:
A document feeder constituting an image forming apparatus includes a paper feeder to supply a document to a document transport path, a first transporter to transport the document toward image reading positions, and a second transporter to transport the document toward the document discharging tray while supplying the document to the image reading positions. Furthermore, the document feeder includes a motor provided on the first frame, a first driver provided on the first frame and to transmit driving force generated by the motor to the paper feeder and the first transporter, a second driver provided on the second frame and to transmit the driving force generated by the motor to the second transporter, and a second driver to transmit the driving force generated by the motor to the second transporter, and a relay transmission member to transmit the driving force generated by the motor to the second driver.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220106139A1 DOCUMENT FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2022-04-07
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