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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takehiko Kiyohara, Zama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271127 ;
Abstract
An automatic paper feed apparatus includes a sheet stacking device for stacking and storing a plurality of sheets, a rotary paper feed device brought into contact with the sheet to feed it, a biasing device for biasing the sheets stacked toward the rotary paper feed device, a separator having an inclined surface for bringing the sheet fed into contact with the inclined surface to separate only one sheet and supply the separated one sheet to the downstream side, and a maintaining device, brought into contact with the uppermost surface for maintaining the uppermost sheet at a position corresponding to the inclined surface against a biasing force of the biasing device.