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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172217 | Sheet material transport apparatus and recording apparatus A sheet material transport apparatus includes a second planetary gear engaging with a transmission gear and providing planetary motion around the transmission gear. The second planetary gear is in a second separated position not capable of engaging with a first plan... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8123210 | Paper feeding assembly for printers A paper feeding apparatus for a printer includes a motor; a first roller assembly includes a first roller having a first end, a second end and an axis; a first gear disposed at the first end of the first roller, wherein the first gear is configured to be driven by t... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7934717 | Sheet transporting device with locking mechanism A rotation-transmitting mechanism includes a first planetary gear mechanism and a locking mechanism. The first planetary gear mechanism transmits rotational driving force to the transportation unit through a first planet gear to rotate the transportation roller when... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7708262 | Media handling system Example embodiments of a media handling system are shown and described in which gears are moved by a carrier into engagement with a gear that is operably coupled to a media driver. ... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7654513 | Feed assist assembly A media feedpath having a feed assist roller, comprises a media feedpath having a C-shaped portion, a media input and a feed roll nip, an input roller feeding media from the media input, a feed assist roller downstream of the C-shaped portion of the media feedpath, ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7367556 | Sheet-handling apparatus A sheet-handling apparatus includes a base, a second motor and a sheet-fetching assembly driven by the second motor. The sheet-fetching assembly has a passive gear and a floating gear. When the passive gear rotates, the floating gear revolves around the passive gear... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7263326 | Paper feed cassette for image forming apparatus Storage box for storing stacked recording mediums comprises a two-part structure consisting of in-apparatus mounting portion and out-apparatus mounting portion which are coupled via a rotational support mechanism. In-apparatus mounting portion and out-apparatus moun... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7025345 | Replacement method and assembly for paper pick rollers A sheet feeder and separator assembly for separating and sequentially feeding individual print media sheets from a stack thereof includes a frame having at least one bearing recess. A removable print media tray is carried by the frame. A separator is connected to th... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6962332 | Media conveying mechanism A media conveying mechanism located in a media data recorder for conveying media mainly includes a driving motor to provide driving power needed. A first clutch to control the operation of a pickup roller. A second clutch to control rotation direction of an intermed... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6672581 | Sheet conveying apparatus for an image information processor A sheet conveying apparatus for an image information processor includes a driving apparatus having a sheet supply opening and a sheet discharge opening arranged above and below and in the same direction, and a registration roller, a delivery roller, a sca... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6027109 | Document feeder A document feeder to be mounted atop an image reading device having a stationary optical system disposed under a contact glass. The document feeder includes a document original plate for holding thereon document originals, a document original feeding mech... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6007063 | Paper output unit for ink-jet printer A paper output unit for an ink-jet printer includes: a feed roller for feeding individual sheet of print media into the printer in which the feed roller first rotates in a reverse direction to align a top edge of each individual sheet of print media along... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5755435 | Document conveying arrangement in data processing apparatus A data processing apparatus having an image reading head. A box-shaped casing has upper and lower cavities, with a hopper table slidably arranged in the upper cavity. The lower cavity is a stacker. A pick roller, a separator roller, and conveying rollers ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5584473 | Document feeding apparatus with ejecting means partly associated with transfering means A transferring device for feeding a document to a predetermined position and further transferring the document from the predetermined position and an ejecting device for ejecting the transferred document are formed in a simple structure to have the same t... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5454553 | Paper trays for computer driven printer A computer printer tray system comprising a paper input tray and a paper output tray, neither of which is required to have any moving parts. The output tray is supported in part by the input tray and both trays of the system are semi-permanently cantileve... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5058874 | Automatic document conveying device An automatic document conveying device for use with an image processing machine having a transparent plate on which to place documents. The device includes an opening-closing frame and a document table. A conveyor roller is rotatably mounted in the openin... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5019840 | Recording apparatus with improved sheet feeding A recording apparatus includes: a recording unit for performing a recording onto a recording paper; a paper feeder roller for feeding the recording paper to a recording position of the recording unit; a conveyor for conveying the recording paper in associ... | 05/28/1991 |
| 4986525 | Sheet feed device for use in a printer or the like A sheet feed device for feeding a sheet-like material includes a feed roller disposed upstream with respect to a sheet feeding direction for feeding the sheet-like material and main and auxiliary roller pair disposed downstream with respect thereto for fu... | 01/22/1991 |
| 4865305 | Paper sheet feeding apparatus A paper sheet feeding apparatus includes paper sheet feed rollers of friction type which are unidirectionally driven through a clutch mechanism provided between the paper sheet feed rollers and a platen of a printer to feed, one by one, paper sheets to th... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4846455 | High speed envelope feeding apparatus A high speed envelope feeder is provided with a pair of pinch rolls for extracting an envelope from a stack of closed envelopes in a magazine. The flap of a closed envelope is opened by raising a cam surface under the flap to position the flap between a f... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4787311 | Mailing machine envelope transport system A postage meter is mounted to a mailing machine at a location along the feed deck of the mailing machine such that a portion of the postage meter is in spaced relation to the feed deck to define a printing station. An inserter or other type of mailpiece i... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4779112 | Automatic, sheet-feeding film holder for cameras An automatic, sheet-feeding photographic film-holding apparatus that can be attached to or inserted into a processing area, such as a camera or enlarger, having the means to hold a plurality of semi-flexible material, such as photographic sheet film, both... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4600929 | Apparatus for handling paper in a printer A paper transport apparatus is illustrated which strips a single sheet of paper 16 from a stack 18 using a stripping roller 20 and cooperating fingers 22. The sheet of paper 16 is directed between the nip of a pressure roller 26 and a transfer roller 28. ... | 07/15/1986 |
| 4589646 | Automatic paper feeding device for a printer An automatic paper feeding device for a printer is disclosed which cyclically operates to automatically feed one after another of cut sheets of paper contained in a storage to a platen of the printer. A paper feed roller shaft is operatively connected to ... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4582314 | Paper feeding apparatus A paper feeding apparatus for a printer, comprising feed rollers to feed sheets of paper in a direction across a line of printing, a paper stacker holding the sheets in a stack and movable between an advanced and a retracted position, a biasing device for... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4565360 | Separable single-sheet feeding apparatus for office machines To permit attachment of a single-sheet feeding and separating unit to various types and variously dimensioned office machines of different manufacturers, the sheet-feeding and guiding unit (1) is releasably attached (11, 17; 23) to a connecting frame (2) ... | 01/21/1986 |
| 4262894 | Apparatus for moving an object, in particular the top sheet of a stack of individual sheets of cut paper Apparatus for moving an object, such as for example the top sheet of a stack of individual sheets of cut paper, including a motor which upon energization of the motor to rotate its drive shaft having a drive member provided thereon, is pivoted toward the ... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4212456 | Apparatus for automatically feeding individual sheets from a stack through an office machine This apparatus removes individual sheets of paper or the like from a stack regardless of the thickness of each sheet. A sheet supply stack support is journaled in a housing in see-saw fashion. A first set of sheet separating rollers is arranged above the ... | 07/15/1980 |
| 3941376 | Automatic document handler An automatic document handler for supplying documents singly to the platen of a processing apparatus such as a copying machine. Following copying, each document is returned to the document supply where the used documents are kept separated from documents ... | 03/02/1976 |
