Supply device and image forming apparatus

    公开(公告)号:US11703790B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-18

    申请号:US17152315

    申请日:2021-01-19

    IPC分类号: B65H3/14 G03G15/00

    摘要: A supply device includes: a loading portion where recording media are loaded; a transport unit to transport the media; a contact portion provided on the loading portion, the contact portion being in contact with a side end portion of the media having a first size in a direction intersecting with a transport direction, the contact portion having a blowing portion to blow air to the side end portion; a guide portion detachably attached to the contact portion when media having a second size smaller than the media having the first size are loaded, the guide portion being configured to guide a side end portion of the media having the second size; and a duct provided in the guide portion, the duct including a discharge port to blow the air from the blowing portion to an upper end portion of the media having the second size loaded on the loading portion.

    Sheet feed device
    68.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11518633B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US17189657

    申请日:2021-03-02

    发明人: Miki Okawara

    摘要: A controller drives a floating unit and a conveyor to perform a sheet feed operation, during the sheet feed operation, acquires an amount of received light at a detector during floating of sheets floated by the floating unit each time each sheet is conveyed by the conveyor, and perform a following control of lifting a stacking tray upon the acquired amount of received light being less than a threshold value. The controller, after start of the sheet feed operation, samples amounts of received light at the detector during floating of the sheets floated by the floating unit, performs a threshold value determination process of determining the threshold value by using the sampled amounts of received light, and starts the following control upon determining the threshold value.

    AEROGRIPPER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20220356023A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17624284

    申请日:2020-06-30

    IPC分类号: B65H5/10 B65H3/14 B65H3/62

    摘要: An apparatus may comprise a curved surface; a fluid outlet disposed to cause a fluid to move adjacent the curved surface; a sensor configured to detect a material disposed adjacent the curved surface; and a clamp configured to actuate based on detection, via the sensor, of a material disposed adjacent the curved surface, wherein the clamp is further configured to secure the material to the curved surface upon activation.