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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2003
Applicants:
Hironori Masui, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhide Sugiyama, Saitama, JP;
Jun Tanaka, Saitama, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha, Saitama-ken, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 9/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus in which after a bundle of sheets is placed in an erect posture on a sheet supporting stand, the bundle of sheets placed on the sheet supporting stand is continuously vibrated upward and downward for a predetermined time, and is moved in a sheet feeding direction by an aligning portion to be hit against a hitting portion, and the bottom edges and the side edges of the bundle of sheets are accordingly aligned.