Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8430394
APP PUB NO 20110204560A1
SERIAL NO

13034091

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A sheet feeding device includes a sheet cassette which accommodates stacked sheets. The sheet feeding device further includes a pickup roller, a separation pad, a separating roller pressing the sheet against the separating pad and a holder arm which holds the pickup roller and the separating roller. The sheet feeding device still further includes an urging member configured to urge the separating roller toward the separating pad and includes a supporting portion configured to support a specific portion of the holder arm. When the sheet cassette is removed, the support portion supports the specific portion of the holder arm at a supporting position and the pickup roller is positioned at an upper position.

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Patent Owner(s)

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BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHANAGOYA AICHI 467-8561

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Uehara, Junji Inazawa, JP 45 261

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