Sheet feeding apparatus
US4515358A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 7, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 8, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2401/10
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus comprising a first feed roller for feeding the uppermost sheet of a stack of sheets in contact therewith, a second feed roller positioned toward the sheet feeding direction from the first feed roller and rotatable in the feeding direction, a separating roller rotatable in the same direction as the second feed roller in contact therewith, and means for driving one of the second feed roller and the separating roller at opposite ends of its shaft and for pressing these rollers into contact with each other. The sheets are fed individually by being forwarded by the first feed roller and thereafter separated off singly at the nip of the second feed roller and the separating roller.
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