Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

Details Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

2005-09-13

2005-09-13

Walsh, Donald P. (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

Separators

C271S121000, C271S122000, C271S124000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06942210

ABSTRACT:
A sheet feeding apparatus according to the present invention includes: a feed rotary member rotationally driven in a sheet feeding direction; a retard rotary member in contact with the feed rotary member under a predetermined pressure and rotationally driven in a direction opposite to the sheet feeding direction with a predetermined torque; and a pressure fluctuation restraining device for diminishing a change in a contact pressure of the retard rotary member for the feed rotary member generated at the time of drive transmission to the retard rotary member.

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