Patent ID: 7748699
Filing Date: 2010-07-06
Classification: B41J,B65H

Abstract:
1. A feed device comprising: a feed roller that picks up a first recording medium from recording media stacked on a stacking unit and feeds the first recording medium downstream via a feed path; and a return lever member that pushes back upstream a second recording medium that has prematurely entered the feed path in feeding the first recording medium downstream, wherein the stacking unit includes an end support portion that supports a leading end of the recording media from below, wherein the return lever member can pivot, wherein the return lever member includes a return operative portion that pushes back the second recording medium upstream, a crook portion which extends above the return operative section, and a stepped section inclined toward the end support portion, wherein at a first pivoting position the return lever member projects into the feed path and the return operative portion touches the tip of the recording medium so as to return the recording medium to the upstream side toward the stacking unit, and wherein at a second pivoting position the return lever member projects above the end support portion of the stacking unit while the stepped section lifts the tip of the recording medium above the end support portion while the recording medium is pushed by the return operative portion which is above the end support section, while the stepped section is substantially parallel to the end support portion, and wherein an angle between the return operative portion and the stepped section is less than 180 degrees and bends towards the stacking unit.