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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1993
Ken Murooka, Yokohama, JP;
Noriyoshi Ishikawa, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus comprising automatic sheet supply means for automatically supplying a sheet in an automatic mode, manual sheet insertion means for supplying a manually inserted sheet in a manual mode, first detection means capable of detecting the sheet supplied by the automatic sheet supply means and the sheet supplied by the manual sheet insertion means, second detection means disposed at a downstream side of the first detection means and capable of detecting the sheet, and control means for controlling the supply of the sheet to effect the switching between the automatic mode and the manual mode on the basis of the detection by the first detection means and to effect the pre-feed of the sheet on the basis of the detection by the second detection means.