Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus and...

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2005-03-22

2005-03-22

Walsh, Donald P. (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

Separators

C271S109000, C271S114000, C271S124000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06869070

ABSTRACT:
A sheet feeding apparatus for separating and feeding sheets supported on a sheet supporting portion one by one is provided with a separating and feeding portion having a sheet feed roller provided downstream of the sheet supporting portion for feeding the sheets, and a separation roller brought into pressure contact with the sheet feed roller, and designed to be rotatable in the same direction as or a direction opposite to the rotational direction of the sheet feed roller, and separating and feeding the sheets one by one, and a transport restriction guide provided near the separation roller so as to protrude toward the sheet feed roller for restricting the number of sheets coming into the pressure contact portion between the sheet feed roller and the separation roller, and the transport restriction guide is formed by a flexible member, and is provided so as to be pressed by the sheets coming into between the sheet feed roller and the separation roller and be flexible toward the separation roller side, and the transport restriction guide is flexed so as to abut against the separation roller.

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