Auto document feeder and image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9238559
APP PUB NO 20140239573A1
SERIAL NO

14185965

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An auto document feeder includes a movable document table on which documents are stacked, a pickup roller that feeds a topmost document among the documents on the movable document table to a feed position via a feed opening, and a shielding member that is arranged on the upstream side of the pickup roller and above the topmost document, and that shields the feed opening. At least an end portion of the shielding member on the document table side is made of a flexible member.

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RICOH COMPANY LIMITED3-6 NAKAMAGOME 1-CHOME OHTA-KU TOKYO 143-8555

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Akai, Takeshi Kanagawa, JP 30 1081
Heishi, Fumiyuki Kanagawa, JP 11 144
Kitaoka, Shinya Kanagawa, JP 26 370
Sakano, Koki Kanagawa, JP 31 577

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