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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
May. 02, 2003
Applicant:
Shinya Kawakami, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Shinya Kawakami, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H003/52 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a separation member in contact with a sheet for separating the sheet with frictional force, comprising plurality of protrusion members, each structured of a supporting portion upright from an operation surface for the sheet and a distal end portion formed at a distal end of the supporting portion capable of contacting to the sheet. The supporting portion of the protrusion member is inclined toward a downstream side in a sheet feeding direction with respect to a direction perpendicular to the operation surface of the sheet.