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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2000
Filed:
Jan. 22, 1997
Takehiko Kiyohara, Zama, JP;
Soichi Hiramatsu, Hachioji, JP;
Hiroyuki Inoue, Yokohama, JP;
Takashi Nojima, Mitaka, JP;
Hitoshi Nakamura, Sanjo, JP;
Akira Kida, Yokohama, JP;
Hideaki Kawakami, Yokohama, JP;
Takeshi Iwasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Noriko Kawasaki, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a sheet supplying apparatus comprising a sheet stacking means for stacking a plurality of sheets, a sheet supply means for feeding out the sheets stacked on the sheet stacking means, a separation means for separating the sheets one by one by abutting the sheets against the separation means to cause elastic angular change in the sheet thereby to ride the sheet over the separation means, and a guide means having a guide surface for guiding the sheet separated by the separation means toward a downstream side, and wherein the sheet stacking means is provided at its downstream end with a projection which protrudes toward downstream sides of the separation means and of the guide surface of the guide means.