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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2011
Tsuyoshi Otani, Chino, JP;
Yoshikane Tsuchihashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Kohei Usuda, Shiojiri, JP;
Satoru Watanabe, Shiojiri, JP;
Tsuyoshi Otani, Chino, JP;
Yoshikane Tsuchihashi, Matsumoto, JP;
Kohei Usuda, Shiojiri, JP;
Satoru Watanabe, Shiojiri, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a feeding guide unit that slides according to a width size of the feeding material in a receiving unit that receives a plurality of feeding materials, and a separation unit having an inclined surface structure that abuts on a tip of the fed feed material so that a separating load is exerted, and separates the following feed material to feed only the feed material at the uppermost position. The separating load of the separation unit is changed to at least two stages in conjunction with a movement in a width direction of the feeding guide unit.