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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2000
Susumu Nomura, Yokohama, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus of the present invention is provided with a casing having an open top, a lid member for closing the open top of the casing, a cartridge being insertable into the casing from above and storing sheets inside, an raising arm located in the inner bottom region of the casing, for raising the sheets in the cassette, and a pickup roller and a separation roller, which are located on an inner surface of the lid member, for taking out the raised sheets while being in contact therewith. The cartridge includes a container having a holding member located in the bottom thereof and adapted to hold a maximum replenishment number of sheets in a stacked state, and an insertion hole which is formed in the bottom of the container and into which the raising means is inserted to raise the holding member.