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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Applicants:
Hideki Nukada, Yokohama, JP;
Yuko Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kiminori Toya, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 3/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a device that separates a sheet and extracts the sheet from a stack of the sheets, the stack of sheets is placed on a sheet feeding unit. A vibrator is in contact with the top surface of the stack at a spot to vibrate the sheets at a high frequency. The high-frequency vibration reduces the adhesion and frictional force among the sheets. A sheet extraction mechanism conveys each sheet.