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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Toshiaki Sugiura, Hekinan, JP;
Shigeo Ishikawa, Hazu, JP;
Hiroshi Tokuda, Nagoya, JP;
Hikaru Kaga, Ama, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271117 ; 271109 ; 271127 ;
Abstract
A sheet feeding device includes a member for depressing a pair of rollers to feed the top sheet off a stack of papers in a case. The depressing member is only operated when the case is positioned in an associated device. The spacing between the feed rollers is variable and controlled in accordance with the width of the stacked sheets.