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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 29, 2008
Yasuo Shima, Kawasaki, JP;
Shunsuke Hattori, Kawasaki, JP;
Hideichi Nakamoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet separating device includes: an air blowing unit that is configured to blow air toward a side face of stacked sheets being stacked with a plurality of sheets to separate the sheets by forming an air layer between the sheets; and a sheet pressing unit that is configured to apply a pressing force on the uppermost sheet in the stacked sheets while the uppermost sheet is separated from other sheets, the pressing force having a downward component and a component in a direction along the uppermost sheet.
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