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Sheet feeding apparatus having sheet separating means with adjustable feeding force

US5348283A · kind A · utility

39Cited by
6References
25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 28, 1992
Grant dateSep 20, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 28, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65H3/0661
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus including a sheet supporting device for supporting sheets, more than one rotary sheet supply device for feeding out the sheets from the sheet supporting device, a separating device for separating the sheets by regulating a front corner of a sheet to be fed out by the rotary sheet supply device, wherein the rotary sheet supply device closest to the separating device as a greater sheet feeding force than the other rotary sheet supply device.

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