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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2007
Kazutoshi Kuse, Nagoya, JP;
Kazutoshi Kuse, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus for separating and feeding stacked sheets one by one, includes a separation roller which rotates and applies a feeding force to a sheet of stacked sheets, a friction member which opposes the separation roller and which applies friction against the feeding force, and a rotation speed controller which controls a rotation speed of the separation roller. The rotation speed of the separation roller varies between a first speed and a second speed. The separation roller rotates at the first speed when separating a first one of the stacked sheets. The separation roller rotates at the second speed when separating sheets after separating a predetermined number of the stacked sheets. The first speed is slower than the second speed.