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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 06, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2004
Kazuhide Sano, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Syunichi Hirose, Minami-Alps, JP;
Kazuhide Sano, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Syunichi Hirose, Minami-Alps, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi-Ketn, JP;
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a stacker for stacking a sheet; a sheet separating device for sequentially separating and feeding the sheet stacked on the stacker; a sheet transport guide for guiding the sheet from the separating device to a processing position; and an ultrasonic wave sensor arranged between the separating device and the processing position for detecting the sheet. The ultrasonic wave sensor has a wave sending element for emitting an ultrasonic wave with a predetermined frequency and a wave receiving element for receiving the ultrasonic waves from the wave sending element. The wave sending element is arranged at a lower position in a direction of gravity relative to the sheet transport guide. The wave receiving element is arranged at an upper position opposite to the lower position, and has a wave sending surface inclined with an angle relative to a horizontal direction.