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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Keita Nakajima, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/18 (2006.01); B65H 3/06 (2006.01); B65H 3/52 (2006.01); B65H 5/06 (2006.01); B65H 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/18 (2013.01); B65H 3/0676 (2013.01); B65H 3/0684 (2013.01); B65H 3/5261 (2013.01); B65H 5/062 (2013.01); B65H 7/02 (2013.01); B65H 2511/11 (2013.01); B65H 2511/22 (2013.01); B65H 2513/41 (2013.01); B65H 2513/514 (2013.01); B65H 2553/51 (2013.01);
Abstract
The sheet feeding apparatus includes an encoder configured to output a signal according to the rotation state of a retard roller, a feed motor configured to drive a pick-up roller, and a control unit configured to control the feed motor, make the pick-up roller feed a first sheet, and change the timing at which the pick-up roller is made to feed a second sheet following the first sheet, based on a signal output from the encoder after the trailing edge of the first sheet passes a separation nip portion.