Patent ID: 6523821
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
A feeder apparatus arranged on a side of a main body of an image forming apparatus to feed sheets to the main body of the image forming apparatus, the feeder apparatus comprising:a housing having a top opening and a side opening; a sheet stacker provided in the housing for holding a stack of sheets thereon; an elevating mechanism for moving the sheet stacker up and down; a feeding mechanism provided above the sheet stacker to feed the sheets one by one in a sheet transport direction; a top door which closes the top opening and can be opened by an operator to allow the operator to replenish sheets onto the sheet stacker through the top opening in an opened state; and a side door provided separately from the top door to be operated independently of the top door to close and open the side opening, and allow an operator to replenish sheets onto the sheet stacker through the side opening in an opened state.