Sheet feeding apparatus

Details Sheet feeding apparatus Sheet feeding apparatus

2007-06-26

2009-12-22

Mackey, Patrick H (Department: 3653)

Sheet feeding or delivering

Feeding

Separators

C271S010010, C271S010030, C271S010090, C271S114000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07635127

ABSTRACT:
A sheet feeding apparatus for separating and feeding stacked sheets one by one, includes a separation roller which rotates and applies a feeding force to a sheet of stacked sheets, a friction member which opposes the separation roller and which applies friction against the feeding force, and a rotation speed controller which controls a rotation speed of the separation roller. The rotation speed of the separation roller varies between a first speed and a second speed. The separation roller rotates at the first speed when separating a first one of the stacked sheets. The separation roller rotates at the second speed when separating sheets after separating a predetermined number of the stacked sheets. The first speed is slower than the second speed.

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