Sheet feeder and image recording apparatus equipped with the sheet feeder

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PATENT NO 9114644
APP PUB NO 20140092188A1
SERIAL NO

14036911

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A sheet feeder, including: a sheet supply roller configured to supply a sheet to a sheet feeding path; a sheet feed roller configured to feed the sheet supplied to the sheet feeding path by the sheet supply roller to a downstream side in a sheet feeding direction in which the sheet is fed; a discharge roller configured to discharge the sheet fed by the feed roller to a downstream side in the sheet feeding direction; a drive motor configured to drive a first shaft for rotating the feed roller; a first transmitting mechanism configured to transmit a rotary motion of the first shaft to a second shaft for rotating the discharge roller; and a second transmitting mechanism configured to transmit a rotary motion of the second shaft to a third shaft for rotating the sheet supply roller.

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  • BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ito, Shingo Kasugai, JP 169 632
Mimoto, Masao Nagoya, JP 51 61
Ota, Yasuhira Yatomi, JP 36 106
Sano, Iwane Obu, JP 44 103

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