Sheet feeding apparatus and image reading apparatus

Details Sheet feeding apparatus and image reading apparatus Sheet feeding apparatus and image reading apparatus

1996-09-30

1998-10-06

Skaggs, H. Grant

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

Separators

271122, 271127, B65H 352

Patent

active

058165690

ABSTRACT:
A sheet feeding apparatus for separating stacked sheets one by one and feeding the sheets which includes a feed roller for feeding sheets, a retard roller for separating the sheets one by one between the retard roller and the feed roller, and a torque limiter for transmitting a predetermined torque to the retard roller. The sheet feeding apparatus also includes a roller shaft for movably supporting the retard roller, a gear for transmitting a drive force to the roller shaft of the retard roller, a coupling member for coupling the retard roller and the gear, and universal joints connecting the gear with the coupling member, and the coupling member with the roller shaft, respectively. The torque limiter is disposed on the coupling member.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5158279 (1992-10-01), Laffey et al.
patent: 5564689 (1996-10-01), Fukuba
patent: 5566006 (1996-10-01), Yoshinaga et al.
patent: 5624109 (1997-04-01), Tanaka

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