Sheet supply apparatus having an inverted V-shaped separation pad
US5951003A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 28, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2405/1118
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet supply apparatus is provided having a pressure plate for supporting sheets on a sheet supporting surface, a pick-up roller for feeding out the sheets supported by the pressure plate, a plate member for separating the sheets fed out by the pick-up roller one by one, and a separation pad provided on the sheet supporting surface of the pressure plate opposite the pick-up roller. The separation pad protrudes from the sheet supporting surface toward the sheets to contact frictionally the lower surface of the bottom-most sheet supported by the pressure plate. The separation pad has an upper surface which is higher at a portion opposing the pick-up roller than a portion downstream thereof, in a sheet feeding direction, relative to the sheet supporting surface of the pressure plate, to urge an end of a sheet fed out by the pick-up roller toward the pressure plate.
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