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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2003
Ryoichi Kawai, Nara, JP;
Hideaki Kobayashi, Nara, JP;
Jun Hiraoka, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Sheets of recording paper are stacked and put on a push-up plate, and the uppermost recording paper is moved by pickup rollers and is separated by separation pawls. The separated recording paper is further moved by the pickup rollers so as to be carried out to the conveyance path between an upper guide and a lower guide. Notches are provided in those regions of the lower guide which correspond to the corner parts of the recording paper. Owing to the notches, the corner parts of the recording paper deformed by the separation pawls do not come into touch with the lower guide, so that the bending and jamming of the recording paper can be prevented from occurring.