Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – Multiple supplies
Patent
1976-07-27
1977-10-11
Saifer, Robert W.
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
Multiple supplies
271 8A, 271118, 271145, B65H 102
Patent
active
040531520
ABSTRACT:
A sheet feeding apparatus for feeding a sheet from a stack thereof includes a feeder for engaging a first portion of the stack. Apparatus are provided for supporting the stack including a mechanism for fanning out the first portion of the stack. The fanning out mechanism includes a member arranged for movement between first and second positions. In the first position the member is operable during sheet feeding for supportingly engaging the first portion of the stack against a contact force of the feeder. In the second position, the member is disengaged from the stack to allow it to fan out. Preferably, the stack is supported in a generally vertical orientation.
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Rank Xerox Ltd.
Saifer Robert W.
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