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Title:
SHEET FEEDING DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE SCANNING APPARATUS
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/017624
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a sheet feeding device including a movable wall (6) which is tiltable to regulate the leading edges of sheets stacked. When a sheet feed roller (5) is operated to perform a sheet feeding operation, a loop (12) is formed in the uppermost sheet. After formation of the loop, the movable wall is moved to a regulation release position to remove the loop formed in the uppermost sheet. After removal of the loop (2), the movable wall is returned to a regulation position to raise the leading end of the uppermost sheet so as to separate the uppermost sheet from the second and subsequent sheets.

Inventors:
OOMORI AKIRA (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2011/004290
Publication Date:
February 09, 2012
Filing Date:
July 28, 2011
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Assignee:
CANON KK (JP)
OOMORI AKIRA (JP)
International Classes:
B65H3/56
Foreign References:
US20050051945A12005-03-10
US20080002010A12008-01-03
US20030201596A12003-10-30
JPH0769468A1995-03-14
JP2010177680A2010-08-12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
ABE, Takuma et al. (30-2 Shimomaruko 3-chom, Ohta-ku Tokyo 01, JP)
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