(19)
(11) EP 1 334 933 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
14.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/24

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
29.03.2006 Bulletin 2006/13

(21) Application number: 03002506.8

(22) Date of filing: 04.02.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 3/52(2006.01)

(54)

Method and apparatus for sheet feeding and image forming apparatus incorporating the same

Verfahren und Vorrichtung zum Zuführen von Bögen und diese enthaltendes Bilderzeugungsgerät

Procédé et dispositif d'alimentation de feuilles et appareil de formation d'images le comprenant

(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(30) Priority: 08.02.2002 JP 2002032985
01.03.2002 JP 2002056456
28.03.2002 JP 2002092405
02.05.2002 JP 2002130314
06.08.2002 JP 2002229200
08.11.2002 JP 2002326074
20.11.2002 JP 2002336234

(43) Date of publication of application:
13.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/33

(73) Proprietor: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Togashi, Toshifumi
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Takehira, Osamu
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)
  • Nonaka, Manabu
    Ohta-ku, Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx 
Stuntzstrasse 16
81677 München
81677 München (DE)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 1 179 498
 US-A- 5 443 251
   
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  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1998, no. 02, 30 January 1998 (1998-01-30) -& JP 09 278216 A (FUJI XEROX CO LTD), 28 October 1997 (1997-10-28)
  • PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 013, no. 154 (M-814), 14 April 1989 (1989-04-14) & JP 63 315435 A (FUJI XEROX CO LTD), 23 December 1988 (1988-12-23)
   
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