Patent ID: 8118299
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A manual sheet feeder, comprising: a pickup roller provided to contact a sheet placed on a sheet tray to convey the sheet to a sheet feed roller; a pickup arm rotatably provided to a shaft of the sheet feed roller to rotatably support the pickup roller; a sheet stopper rotatably provided to stop and align a leading edge of the sheet placed on the sheet tray; a rotation regulation member rotatably provided to regulate rotation of the sheet stopper in a direction of sheet feed by engaging with the sheet stopper positioned at a standby position; a solenoid comprising a movable core having a straight line motion; a solenoid link rotatively coupled to the movable core; and a first spring to bias the pickup arm in a direction in which the pickup arm is rotated downward, wherein at start of sheet feeding operation: wherein the manual sheet feeder further comprising further comprises: wherein at completion of the sheet feeding operation: