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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2009
Yuko Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kiminori Toya, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideki Nukada, Yokohama, JP;
Masaki Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Yuko Kobayashi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kiminori Toya, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideki Nukada, Yokohama, JP;
Masaki Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an apparatus, a pile of sheets is mounted on a support base, and is brought into contact with a guide. A high-frequency vibration is applied to the sheets from a vibrating part which is pressed to the pile. A sheet on the uppermost surface of the pile is transferred by a feed roller. The guide has a guide end defining a guide entrance between the guide end and the feed roller, through which the sheets is passed. The guide end is arranged substantially in a virtual plane including a contact position at which the vibrating part is in contact with the uppermost surface of the pile, and substantially parallel with the sheets. A separation section for separating sheets from each other is arranged behind the entrance, and an air blow-off section for blowing air into the side of the pile is provided in the vicinity of the entrance.