Sheet feeding apparatus
US5370380A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 6, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H1/04
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet supporting device for supporting sheets, a supply device for feeding the sheets supported by the sheet supporting device in a sheet feeding direction, a separating claw device for separating, one-by-one, the sheets fed by the supply device by regulating at least one front corner of the sheets relative to the sheet feeding direction. A switching device selectively switches positions of the separating claw device between a first position where the separating claw device is separated from the sheet supporting device and a second position where the separating claw device is adjacent to the sheet supporting device. A separation device separates, one-by-one, the sheets fed by the supply device in a condition that the separating claw device is in the second position.
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