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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 1977
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Osamu Matsumoto, Ebina, JA;
Assignee:
Rank Xerox, Ltd., London, EN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271-9 ; 271 / ; 271118 ; 271145 ;
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.