CN101306769B - Sheet-feeding device, and image forming apparatus provided with the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention provides a sheet-feeding device suitable for an apparatus main body having a box-shaped apparatus external surface and including a sheet feeding cassette having an outer side surface and detachably mounted to the apparatus main body; and an elastic member provided on the outer side surface of the sheet feeding cassette; wherein the outer side surface of the sheet feeding cassette constitutes a part of the apparatus external surface in a state that the sheet feeding cassette is mounted to the apparatus main body. At least a part of the elastic member protrudes outwards from the apparatus external surface with respect to the outer side surface. Accordingly, the elastic member is able to give play to the function of absorbing impact even in case of a contact between the sheet feeding cassette and the surrounding walls.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to be used for the paper feed of image processing system of representatives such as duplicator, chopping machine, facsimile apparatus and image processing system with this paper feed.
Background technology
As the paper feed that is applied to image processing system, general-duty is a sheet feed cassette, and it stores paper and can install and remove in the image processing system main body.Usually, sheet feed cassette has lateral surface, and under sheet feed cassette was installed in state in the apparatus body, described lateral surface became the part of apparatus body outside face.In addition, the lateral surface at sheet feed cassette is typically provided with resinous handle member.If the operator grasps handle member, sheet feed cassette is extracted out (opening) to the apparatus body outside, then the inside of sheet feed cassette is just to exposing outside.On the other hand, if sheet feed cassette is pushed (closing) to the apparatus body inboard, then the inside of sheet feed cassette is just covered.
When opening or closing sheet feed cassette, there is hand to send out the sliding incessantly situation of handle member of grabbing.So, a kind of image processing system with anti-slip component is disclosed in open communique 2005-189752 number of Japanese Patent for example.In the prior art, anti-slip component is arranged on the handle portion of apparatus body.According to this formation, can solve and when the Handling device main body, grab the incessantly problem of handle member, can be with hand holding device main body reliably.
But, even this formation is applied to the handle member of box, when the Handling device main body, contact with on every side wall etc. as compartmentalized box for holding assorted fruits and candies, the problem of the lateral surface of the concussion damage box that causes because of this contact also can take place.In addition, also there is the problem of damaging the wall that is contacted.This is because anti-slip component is not to be provided with towards the side of apparatus body, but is provided with towards the below of apparatus body.
Like this, certain is used to relax the measure of the impact that produces because of contact with regard to needs, and above-described prior art is not considered this point.
Summary of the invention
The purpose of this invention is to provide paper feed that can relax the impact that causes because of contact and image processing system with this paper feed.
For reaching this purpose, the invention provides a kind of paper feed, it is applicable to the apparatus body with box-type outside of deivce face, comprising: sheet feed cassette has lateral surface, and can extract out from described apparatus body; Elastic component is arranged on the lateral surface of described sheet feed cassette; And the grip part, be used to extract out described sheet feed cassette; Wherein, under described sheet feed cassette was installed in state in the described apparatus body, the lateral surface of described sheet feed cassette comprised: first surface, with described outside of deivce face roughly on a face; And second surface, with respect to described first surface depression; Described grip part is across the place ahead of described second surface; and comprise and the described first surface front surface on a face roughly; described elastic component is installed on the described front surface of described grip part; formation is used to protect described first surface with respect to the projecting surface that described first surface protrudes to the lateral direction of described outside of deivce face.
Constitute according to this, on the lateral surface of sheet feed cassette elastic component is set, this elastic component protrudes laterally with respect to other parts of front one side of apparatus body.Therefore, when the Handling device main body, even the situation that sheet feed cassette and on every side wall etc. contacts takes place, elastic component can be brought into play the function of mitigation impact, avoids the lateral surface of sheet feed cassette to damage, and also avoids the wall equivalent damage that is contacted.And when the operation of installing and removing sheet feed cassette, even the situation that takes place that sheet feed cassette contact with the operator etc., this elastic component can be brought into play the function of mitigation impact, also can relax operator or the impact of sheet feed cassette in-to-in.
In addition, the present invention also provides a kind of image processing system, comprising: image formation unit, carry out image formation work to paper; Apparatus body has box-type outside of deivce face, holds described image formation unit; And the paper feed with described formation, store the paper of supplying with to described image formation unit.
According to this formation, because sheet feed cassette has elastic component,, also can avoid the apparatus body in-to-in of image processing system is impacted except described effect, can keep the preferable image quality, the result helps to improve the reliability of image processing system.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the digital complex machine of embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is the front cross sectional drawing of the digital complex machine inner structure of presentation graphs 1 roughly.
Fig. 3 is the block diagram that is installed on the sheet feed cassette in the digital complex machine of Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is the block diagram of the sheet feed cassette of the separated state of elastic component.
Fig. 5 is the part lateral plan of the apparatus body of digital complex machine.
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Below, with reference to accompanying drawing embodiments of the present invention are described.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram as the digital complex machine 1 of an embodiment of image processing system of the present invention.Fig. 1 is the block diagram of observing from the left anterior-superior part of digital complex machine, can observe in the face of the front of operator's digital complex machine 1 and the left surface of this digital complex machine 1.Digital complex machine 1 is the device of row's paper mold in the so-called body, comprising: apparatus body 2; Image reading unit 9, be configured in this apparatus body 2 above; And row's paper disc 15 in the body, be arranged between apparatus body 2 and the image reading unit 9.
At the upside of image reading unit 9, the original document feeder 8 that is rotating fulcrum, opens or closes up and down is housed with the rear end.Under with the situation of digital complex machine 1, carry original copy from original document feeder 8, and read the image surface of original copy with image reading unit 9 optically as duplicator, facsimile apparatus, network scanner.
Be provided with operation display part 20 in the last side of the body of image reading unit 9.On this operation display part 20, dispose and be used for a plurality of operated keys and the switch that the user carries out various operations, and be provided with the read-out 21 that shows various information.
In the bottom of apparatus body 2, dispose the paper feed 3 of anterior loading and unloading type.In the present embodiment, paper feed 3 for example comprises along the two-layer sheet feed cassette 4 of the short transverse stacked on top of one another of apparatus body 2.Each sheet feed cassette 4 can be installed and removed in apparatus body 2, by it is extracted out to the front of digital complex machine 1 side (front side), the inside of sheet feed cassette 4 is to exposing outside, on the other hand, by it is pushed to the back side of digital complex machine 1 side (rear side), cover its inside.
Fig. 2 is a front cross sectional drawing of roughly representing the inner structure of digital complex machine 1.The arrow of representing with solid line in the drawings, the transport path and the throughput direction of expression paper.In each sheet feed cassette 4, hold image with stacked state and form preceding various paper P, this paper P is separated one by one from sheet feed cassette 4, and sends to left.
At the left configuration paper feed part 6 of paper feed 3, the paper P that sends from sheet feed cassette 4 vertically carries upward along the left surface of apparatus body 2.In addition, the manual feed tray 5 that has open and close type at the right flank of apparatus body 2.Also carry to left from the paper that this manual feed tray 5 is sent, vertically carry upward then from the right side of apparatus body 2.
In the inside of apparatus body 2, sequentially dispose alignment roller 7, image forming part 10 and transfer printing portion 11 along downstream one side of paper feeding direction.Image forming part 10 comprises: photosensitive drums 101 forms electrostatic latent image and toner image on its surface; Charging system 102 makes the surperficial uniform charged of photosensitive drums 101; Developing apparatus 103 is supplied with the toner that described electrostatic latent image is developed; And clean-up device 104, the surface of cleaning photosensitive drums 101.
Right-hand at image forming part 10 is provided with the exposure device 14 with LASER Light Source.In order to form described electrostatic latent image, the laser that exposure device 14 is modulated according to view data to the periphery irradiation of the photosensitive drums 101 of uniform charged.Transfer printing portion 11 comprises the transfer roll that forms crack portion with photosensitive drums 101.The toner picture that forms on the periphery of photosensitive drums 101 is transferred on the paper P by described crack portion.
In the paper feeding direction downstream of transfer printing portion 11 side, configuration sequentially has roller to 40 photographic fixing portion 12 and discharge shunt portion 13.Roller comprises warm-up mill and the backer roll that forms photographic fixing crack portion to 40, by the paper P through described photographic fixing crack portion being heated and pressurizes, toner as photographic fixing on paper P.
Under situation about being printed on one side, the paper of discharging from photographic fixing portion 12 is discharged on the paper disc 15 through discharging shunt portion 13.On the other hand, discharging between shunt portion 13 and the paper feed part 6, disposing printed on both sides unit 32.Under the situation of carrying out printed on both sides, the paper P that discharges from photographic fixing portion 12 turns back to paper feed part 6 by this printed on both sides with unit 32, and sends to image forming part 10 once more.
Below, according to Fig. 3, Fig. 4 sheet feed cassette 4 is elaborated.Sheet feed cassette 4 comprises: the accommodation section 401 that holds paper; Guide part 402 is used to make sheet feed cassette 4 to slide glibly with respect to apparatus body 2; And trim 403, be positioned at the front side of accommodation section 401 and guide part 402.
As shown in Figure 3, accommodation section 401 is the cavity parts of being divided by the back side framework of the backplate 52 that extends along left and right directions at rear side, the side plate 54,56 that extends along fore-and-aft direction in the left and right sides and trim 403.In this accommodation section 401, hold plurality of sheets of paper P with stacked state.In addition, carry out width adjustment for the size according to the paper that holds, having in accommodation section 401 can be along a pair of vernier 58 of fore-and-aft direction slip.
Trim 403 is by making with the packing component identical materials of apparatus body 2, under sheet feed cassette 4 is installed in state in the apparatus body 2, is positioned at front one side (front side) of apparatus body 2.Usually, packing component is made by resin material, and this trim 403 is made by resin material too.The front 50 (lateral surface) of trim 403 is that be installed under the state on the apparatus body 2 from the outside at sheet feed cassette 4 can observable position, and, under being installed on state on the apparatus body 2, sheet feed cassette 4 becomes the part of the outside face of apparatus body 2.
On trim 403 (front 50), be provided with handle member 62, for operator's operation when extracting out or pushing sheet feed cassette 4.Handle member 62 has the bar-shaped grip part 64 integrally formed with trim 403.Specifically, 50 left and right directions substantial middle position is formed with backward the portion of keeping out of the way 60 of depression in front, utilizes as this of recess and keeps out of the way portion 60, and grip part 64 is set.That is, because of being formed with the portion of keeping out of the way 60, and 50 have in front: first surface 50A, with the outside face of apparatus body 2, be that the front surface of device protecgulum 16 shown in Figure 1 in the present embodiment is roughly on a face; And second surface 50B, rearward cave in from described first surface 50A.Grip part 64 is elongate members that along continuous straight runs (left and right directions) extends, across the place ahead of second surface 50B.The front surface 65 of grip part 64 and first surface 50A are roughly on a face.
In grip part 64 and keep out of the way and be provided with the space that can hold finger between the portion 60.The operator inserts finger to this space, and palm is placed on the front surface 65, can hold grip part 64.On this grip part 64, be provided with and be used for the operating portion 66 that decontrol main body 2 and sheet feed cassette 4 are locked and fastened.By the graphic spring that do not have of 64 internal configurations in the grip part, operating portion 66 is leaned on by a side pressure rearward.
In the present embodiment, the sheet feed cassette 4 that constitutes like this has elastic component 70 on the front surface 65 of grip part 64.As shown in Figure 4, elastic component 70 is elongated tabular components that along continuous straight runs extends.As the constituent material of this elastic component 70, for example can adopt thermoplastic elastomer (s) (thermoplastic elastomer), preferably adopt the thermoplastic elastomer (s) of polyesters.And, except the thermoplastic elastomer (s) of this polyesters, also can from polystyrene type, polyolefins, polyvinyl chloride, polyurethanes, thermoplastic elastomer (s) such as polyamide-based, adopt one or more materials to constitute elastomeric material 70.In addition, can also adopt soft resin material, for example PP (polypropylene), PE (polyethylene) or POM (polyacetal) etc. replace described thermoplastic elastomer (s).
Fig. 5 is the part lateral plan of apparatus body 2.From this figure as can be known, the projecting surface 72 of elastic component 70 protrudes to the outside, the place ahead of apparatus body 2 with respect to the front 50 (first surface 50A) of the front surface 65 and the trim 403 of grip part 64.And projecting surface 72 is with respect to the front 16A of device protecgulum 16, and also forwards protrude in the outside.That is, in the front of apparatus body 2 side, projecting surface 72 is the part protruded of the outside the most forwards near it various piece.
The length of the left and right directions of the length of the left and right directions of elastic component 70 and grip part 64 about equally.In addition, the width of the above-below direction of elastic component 70 is about 1/3rd of front surface 65 above-below direction width.Grip part 64 is configured in the result of the central authorities of the left and right directions of front 50 and above-below direction, makes elastic component 70 form salient near 50 the center in front.From the viewpoint of general protection front 50, this is favourable formation.And the length of elastic component 70 left and right directions is about half of front 50 left and right directions length.Therefore, at carrying out the actv. protection with the friction of wall etc.
In the present embodiment, the color of elastic component 70 on each sheet feed cassette 4 is different.Sheet feed cassette 4 is with two-layer configuration the (Fig. 1) up and down in the present embodiment, wherein the elastic component 70 on the painted sheet feed cassette 4 that is arranged on the upper strata and be arranged on elastic component 70 on the sheet feed cassette 4 of lower floor with different colors.The difference of this color for example is used to discern the size or the kind of the paper in the sheet feed cassette 4.
Then, the operation to the digital complex machine 1 of above explanation describes.At first, in carrying during digital complex machine 1, not have the handle portion of the apparatus body 2 represented to lift digital complex machine 1 among the operator grasps figure and move to desirable position.In addition, when extracting sheet feed cassette 4 out, operator grasps grip part 64 is so that elastic component 70 is positioned at palm, and overcomes the throw-on pressure of described spring, and with finger press operation portion 66, decontrol main body 2 is locked and fastened with sheet feed cassette 4.
Under this state grip part 64 is extracted out to the place ahead of digital complex machine 1 one side, be retracted to the locating part that does not have to represent among the figure of this sheet feed cassette 4 and apparatus body 2 always and contact, then outwards open accommodation section 401.Thus, the operator can replenish new paper P in accommodation section 401, or changes the paper of other kind.In addition, change elastic component 70 according to the size of this paper, the change of kind.
In addition, under this extraction state, when grip part 64 is lifted, further when the front of digital complex machine 1 side is extracted out, sheet feed cassette 4 is broken away from from apparatus body 2, the operator can only move sheet feed cassette 4 to other place.On the other hand, under described extraction state, if grip part 64 is gone into up to the engaging sound that sounds to the thruster of the back side of digital complex machine 1, then apparatus body 2 engages with sheet feed cassette 4, and accommodation section 401 is closed from the outside.
Then, the action of logarithmic code compounding machine 1 describes.When the operator provided image and forms indication by operation display part 20, then paper P was from sheet feed cassette 4 or manual feed tray 5 is separated one by one sends, and this paper P arrives alignment rollers 7 by paper feed part 6.Alignment roller 7 is corrected the inclination of paper P and is carried, and according to the opportunity that forms toner image at image forming part 10, paper P is sent to transfer printing portion 11.
In addition, exposure device 14 is according to the view data of coming self-controller, and control laser shines.Thus, on the photosensitive drums 101 of image forming part 10, form the electrostatic latent image of original image, then supply with toner to this electrostatic latent image, on photosensitive drums 101, form toner image from developing apparatus 103.This toner image is transferred on the paper P in transfer printing portion 11.
Thereafter, paper P is sent to photographic fixing portion 12 carrying under the state of unfixed toner image, come the fusing toner image by heating and pressurizing.The paper P that discharges from photographic fixing portion 12 is discharged on the paper disc 15 by discharging shunt portion 13.
More than be situation about being printed on one side, and when carrying out printed on both sides, the paper P that discharges from photographic fixing portion 12 was pulled back to printed on both sides with the unit 32 before being about to be discharged to paper disc 15, and is admitted to paper feed part 6, carry to transfer printing portion 11 once more.In this case, toner image is transferred on the face that is not printed of paper P.
As mentioned above, according to present embodiment, sheet feed cassette 4 can be installed and removed by from apparatus body 2 extractions or pushing in device main body 2.Be provided with handle member 62 on sheet feed cassette 4, handle member 62 has grip part 64.And, on the front surface 65 of this grip part 64, being provided with elastic component 70, the projecting surface 72 of this elastic component 70 protrudes to the outside, the place ahead of apparatus body 2 with respect to front surface 65.
Therefore, in carrying during digital complex machine 1, even sheet feed cassette 4 and on every side wall etc. contact, elastic component 70 performances relax the function of impacting, and can avoid the front 50 of sheet feed cassette 4 or the front surface 65 of grip part 64 to damage, and also can avoid the wall equivalent damage that is contacted.In addition, can also relax sheet feed cassette 4 in-to-ins are impacted, avoid sheet feed cassette 4 internal injuries.
In addition, elastic component 70 is also brought into play the function of the impact when relaxing sheet feed cassette 4 mounting or dismounting operations.In the operation of extracting sheet feed cassette 4 out, because sheet feed cassette 4 and operator's distance, the front 50 of sheet feed cassette 4 or 65 meetings of the front surface of grip part 64 and operator's collision are because this contact impacts for operator or sheet feed cassette 4 inside.In addition, in this draw out operation, sheet feed cassette 4 contacts with the locating part of apparatus body 2, impacts on hand that the contacting of this sheet feed cassette 4 and locating part can be given the operator or the elbow etc.
In addition, when pushing the operation of sheet feed cassette 4, sheet feed cassette 4 is pushed into the clamped position of the regulation of apparatus body 2, pushes the moment that finishes at this, and operator's for example hand or pin etc. impacts still for operator or sheet feed cassette 4 inside with contacting of front 50 and front surface 65.But, according to present embodiment, in mounting or dismounting when operation of carrying out sheet feed cassette 4, even sheet feed cassette 4 contacts with the operator or sheet feed cassette 4 and situation that apparatus body 2 contacts under, this elastic component 70 can be brought into play and relax the function of impacting, and can relax operator or sheet feed cassette 4 in-to-ins are impacted.
In addition, adopt the grip part 64 with elastic component 70, when extracting and pushing the mounting or dismounting operation of carrying out sheet feed cassette 4 out, or sheet feed cassette 4 is broken away from when only carrying sheet feed cassette 4 from apparatus body 2, hold this grip part 64, elastic component 70 is also brought into play skidproof function.Therefore, can avoid grabbing the incessantly situation of grip part 64, promptly install and remove operation, the damage inside and outside the sheet feed cassette 4 that can also avoid causing because of dropping.
In addition, because elastic component 70 can install and remove on front surface 65 by concavo-convex chimeric (snap-fitted), so its structure not only simply but also cheap.In addition, even elastic component 70 contacts with on every side wall etc. and elastic component 70 damages, also can easily change this elastic component 70.
In addition, because of the color of elastic component 70 on each sheet feed cassette 4 different, so except the operator, the people who works away from the place of apparatus body 2, also can know the situation of sheet feed cassette 4 at a glance, for example the paper of what size, kind is arranged, thereby can easily discern the situation of sheet feed cassette 4 at which layer.
In addition, because sheet feed cassette 4 has elastic component 70, also can avoid apparatus body 2 in-to-ins are impacted, can keep the preferable image quality, the result helps to improve the reliability of digital complex machine 1.
The invention is not restricted to described embodiment, can in not departing from the scope of the present invention, carry out various changes.
For example, in described embodiment, elastic component 70 is located on the front surface 65 of grip part 64, but needn't be defined in this mode.That is, be not provided with under the situation of grip part 64, can on this front 50, elastic component be set, this elastic component 50 is protruded to the outside of apparatus body 2 from the front in the front 50 of sheet feed cassette 4.Also identical in this case with above-described situation, can play the effect of the impact that mitigation causes by contact.
In addition, elastic component 70 for example can be made by conductive rubber.Specifically, add and to make elastic component as the carbon class of conductive material, and at the correct position of apparatus body 2 this elastic component ground connection, just can avoid the discomfort that causes to the operator owing to static.
And in described embodiment, with the object lesson of digital complex machine 1 as image processing system, but the present invention can certainly be applied to multi-function peripheral (MFP) that duplicator, network use and chopping machine, facsimile apparatus, scanner etc.
In the described specific embodiment, mainly comprise invention with following formation.
The invention provides a kind of paper feed, be applicable to the apparatus body with box-type outside of deivce face, it is characterized in that comprising: sheet feed cassette has lateral surface, and can install and remove in described apparatus body; And elastic component, be arranged on the lateral surface of described sheet feed cassette; Wherein, the lateral surface of described sheet feed cassette is under described sheet feed cassette is installed in state in the described apparatus body, part for described outside of deivce face, at least a portion of described elastic component with respect to described lateral surface, is protruded to the lateral direction of described outside of deivce face.
Constitute according to this, on the lateral surface of sheet feed cassette elastic component is set, this elastic component protrudes laterally with respect to other parts of front one side of apparatus body.Therefore, when the Handling device main body, even the situation that sheet feed cassette and on every side wall etc. contacts takes place, elastic component can be brought into play the function of mitigation impact, avoids the lateral surface of sheet feed cassette to damage, and also avoids the wall equivalent damage that is contacted.And when the operation of installing and removing sheet feed cassette, even the situation that takes place that sheet feed cassette contact with the operator etc., this elastic component can be brought into play the function of mitigation impact, also can relax operator or the impact of sheet feed cassette in-to-in.
In described formation, preferred: described sheet feed cassette has handle member, and this handle member possesses the grip part on described lateral surface, and described elastic component is arranged on the front surface of described grip part.
According to this formation, when the operation of installing and removing sheet feed cassette or when only carrying from sheet feed cassette that apparatus body breaks away from, owing to hold the grip part, elastic component is just brought into play skidproof function, can avoid grabbing the incessantly situation of grip part, can also avoid because the damage of dropping sheet feed cassette being caused.
In described formation, described elastic component is made by conductive material, the discomfort that can avoid static that the operator is caused.
In described formation, preferred: comprise a plurality of described sheet feed cassettes, wherein, the color of described elastic component on each sheet feed cassette is different.Constitute according to this, can make the operator easily understand the interior situation of sheet feed cassette.
In described formation, preferred: described elastic component can be installed and removed on described lateral surface.Constitute according to this, elastic component damages even elastic component and on every side wall etc. contact, and also can easily change elastic component.
In described formation, the lateral surface of described sheet feed cassette has: first surface, with the outside of deivce face roughly on a face; And second surface, with respect to described first surface depression; Described grip part is across the place ahead of described second surface, and the front surface of described grip part and described first surface are roughly on a face.Constitute according to this, the grip part does not protrude from the lateral surface of sheet feed cassette, and elastic component is protected the grip part and the lateral surface of setting like this with minimal protrusion height.
In this case, preferred: described grip part is the elongated shape of along continuous straight runs, and described front surface also is elongated shape, and described elastic component is made by the elongated tabular component of along continuous straight runs.Constitute according to this,, just can carry out the actv. protection by the elastic component of simple shape.
The present invention also provides a kind of image processing system, comprising: image formation unit, carry out image to paper and form action; Apparatus body has box-type outside of deivce face, holds described image formation unit; And the paper feed with described formation, store the paper of supplying with to described image formation unit.
According to this formation, because sheet feed cassette has elastic component,, also can avoid the apparatus body in-to-in of image processing system is impacted except described effect, can keep the preferable image quality, the result helps to improve the reliability of image processing system.
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1. a paper feed is applicable to the apparatus body with box-type outside of deivce face, it is characterized in that comprising:
Sheet feed cassette has lateral surface, and can extract out from described apparatus body;
Elastic component is arranged on the lateral surface of described sheet feed cassette; And
The grip part is used to extract out described sheet feed cassette; Wherein,
Under described sheet feed cassette was installed in state in the described apparatus body, the lateral surface of described sheet feed cassette comprised:
First surface, with described outside of deivce face roughly on a face; And
Second surface is with respect to described first surface depression;
Described grip part is across the place ahead of described second surface, and comprises and the described first surface front surface on a face roughly,
Described elastic component is installed on the described front surface of described grip part, forms the projecting surface that protrudes to the lateral direction of described outside of deivce face with respect to described first surface, is used to protect described first surface.
2. paper feed according to claim 1 is characterized in that described elastic component is made by conductive material.
3. paper feed according to claim 1 is characterized in that, comprises a plurality of described sheet feed cassettes, and wherein, the color of described elastic component on each sheet feed cassette is different.
4. paper feed according to claim 1 is characterized in that described elastic component can be installed and removed on described lateral surface.
5. paper feed according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
Described grip part is the elongated shape of along continuous straight runs, and described front surface also is elongated shape,
Described elastic component is made by the elongated tabular component of along continuous straight runs.
6. image processing system is characterized in that comprising:
Image formation unit carries out image formation work to paper;
Apparatus body holds described image formation unit; And
Paper feed stores the paper of supplying with to described image formation unit; Wherein,
Described apparatus body has box-type outside of deivce face,
Described paper feed is any described paper feed among the claim 1-5.
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