Automatic sheet feeding apparatus
US5485991A · kind A · utility
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27Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 28, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 28, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H3/56
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides an automatic sheet feeding apparatus comprising sheet supporting means for supporting a plurality of sheets, sheet supply means for feeding out the sheets supported by the sheet supporting means, separation means for separating the sheets one by one by abutting the sheet against the separation means and by riding one of the sheets over the separation means, and flexion permitting means for causing the sheet supply means not to apply the load to the flexion of the sheet produced when the sheet is riding over the separation means.
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