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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2020
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuaki Matsumoto, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/06 (2006.01); B65H 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/0669 (2013.01); B65H 1/08 (2013.01); B65H 3/0607 (2013.01); B65H 3/0684 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet supporting portion to support a sheet, a feeding member to contact an upper surface of the sheet supported on the sheet supporting portion and feed the sheet, and a drive motor to rotate in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction. In addition, a lifting mechanism is connected to the drive motor to lift the sheet supporting portion and lower the feeding member in a case where the drive motor rotates in the first direction, and to lower the sheet supporting portion and lift the feeding member in a case where the drive motor rotates in the second direction.