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SHEET FEEDER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE SHEET FEEDER

  • US 20160170361A1
  • Filed: 11/20/2015
  • Published: 06/16/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sheet feeder comprising:

  • a sheet container installation space forming member to form a sheet container installation space in the sheet feeder;

    a sheet container to contain a recording sheet therein, wherein the sheet container can be inserted into or extracted from the sheet container installation space; and

    a sheet feeding device, which contacts with the recording sheet in the sheet container at a sheet pickup position to apply a feeding power to the recording sheet,wherein the sheet feeder has a passage, which is formed by the sheet container and the sheet container installation space forming member to communicate inside of the sheet feeder with outside thereof and which is detoured plural times, and wherein the passage is located above the sheet pickup position.

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