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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Fuyuko Koyama, Yokohama, JP;
Fuyuko Koyama, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus of the present invention having stable performance without occurrence of double-feeding and non-feeding regardless of a type of sheet, a sheet holding portion which distorts a sheet as restricting sheet movement in a sheet drawing direction by pressing the upper face of sheets stacked on a bottom plate of a sheet cassette is disposed to the downstream in the sheet drawing direction of a feeding roller which is capable of performing forward and reverse rotation and a sheet holding position by the sheet holding portion is set to be closer to the feeding roller with decrease of sheet stiffness.