Sheet supply apparatus
US5992993A · kind A · utility
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21Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2402/54
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet supply apparatus has a separation member which is elastically flexible to change an angle thereof when the separation member is urged by a sheet fed out by a sheet supply unit, thereby separating the sheet which rides over the separation member from the other sheets, and a load releasing device for removing a load from the separation member to permit the separation member to return to its original state after the sheet is separated by the separation member and a guide for guiding the sheet separated by the separation member in the state where the separated sheet is not contacted with the separation member.
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