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An instrument panel assembly having a generally symmetrical upper cowl portion (56) defining a cutout region (57) having a center stack assembly (50) disposed within the cutout region (57). The central stack assembly (50) is capable of slidably receiving a number of service modules (58).

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An instrument panel assembly having a generally symmetrical upper cowl portion (56) defining a cutout region (57) having a center stack assembly (50) disposed within the cutout region (57). The central stack assembly (50) is capable of slidably receiving a number of service modules (58). able betwee

An instrument panel assembly having a generally symmetrical upper cowl portion (56) defining a cutout region (57) having a center stack assembly (50) disposed within the cutout region (57). The central stack assembly (50) is capable of slidably receiving a number of service modules (58). able between a first position where the paper returner constitutes a part of the paper transporting passage, and a second position where the paper returner is isolated from the paper transporting passage; a separation pad, provided on a first face of the paper returner, the separation pad having a friction coefficient which is higher than a friction coefficient of the first face of the paper returner, wherein the paper returner is placed at the first position so that a top sheet of paper in the hopper is abutted against the paper feeding roller, and is separated from other sheets of paper by the separation pad, wherein the paper returner is placed at the second position so that the first face of the paper returner returns sheets of paper, which are entered in the paper transporting passage together with the sheet of paper to be fed, to the hopper; and a cam mechanism, which moves the hopper to the paper feeding roller after the paper returner is placed in the first position. 6. The paper feeder as set forth in claim 5, wherein the paper returner starts to move to the second position after the cam mechanism separates the hopper from the paper feeding roller and before the feeding operation of the top sheet of paper is completed. 7. A paper feeder, for feeding a sheet of paper to a recording apparatus, comprising: a hopper, for stacking a plurality of sheets of paper; a paper feeding roller, which constitutes a part of a paper transporting passage; a paper returner, placed in the vicinity of an end portion of the hopper, wherein the hopper faces the paper feeding roller, so as to be pivotable between a first position where the paper returner constitutes a part of the paper transporting passage, and a second position where the paper returner is isolated from the paper transporting passage; a separation pad, provided on a first face of the paper returner, the separation pad having a friction coefficient which is higher than a friction coefficient of the first face of the paper returner, wherein the paper returner is placed at the first position so that a top sheet of paper in the hopper is abutted against the paper feeding roller, and is separated from other sheets of paper by the separation pad, wherein the paper returner is placed at the second position so that the first face of the paper returner returns sheets of paper, which are entered in the paper transporting passage together with the sheet of paper to be fed, to the hopper, wherein the paper feeding roller is placed in the vicinity of one widthwise end of the paper transporting passage; and wherein the hopper is pivotable about one widthwise end portion thereof which is in the vicinity of the other widthwise end of the paper transporting passage.