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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2003
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2001
Ryukichi Inoue, Abiko, JP;
Yoshiyuki Yamazaki, Toride, JP;
Yoshihiro Matsuo, Boise, ID (US);
Masayuki Fukuda, Toride, JP;
Ryuichi Kojima, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide a sheet feeding apparatus in which double-feeding of thin sheets can be prevented positively and a thick sheet can be fed positively. To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus comprising sheet feeding means abutting against a sheet contained in sheet containing means to feed out the sheet, and a separating inclined surface for separating and feeding the sheet fed out by the sheet feeding means one by one, wherein the separating inclined surface can be shifted along a sheet advancing direction with the sheet fed out by the sheet feeding means.