发明名称 Image forming apparatus, image forming method, and sheet feeding apparatus capable of effectively feeding sheets
摘要 An image forming apparatus includes image forming and sheet feeding mechanisms. The sheet feeding mechanism includes a bottom plate, a first roller, a separator including second and third rollers, and a sensor. The bottom plate loads sheets. The first roller feeds an uppermost sheet of the sheets loaded on the bottom plate. The separator separates the uppermost sheet from the other sheets when a plurality of sheets are fed by the first roller. The sensor is disposed between heads of the sheets loaded on the bottom plate and the separator and detects the uppermost sheet fed by the first roller. The image forming apparatus further includes a controller for driving the first roller to feed a next uppermost sheet loaded on the bottom plate when the sensor does not detect the next uppermost sheet when a tail portion of the previous sheet passes the separator.
申请公布号 US7497430(B2) 申请公布日期 2009.03.03
申请号 US20060376123 申请日期 2006.03.16
申请人 RICOH CO., LTD. 发明人 KUSUMI TADASHI
分类号 B65H5/00 主分类号 B65H5/00
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