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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Susumu Taniguchi, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A sheet separation transport mechanism according to the present disclosure includes a sheet feed member, a separation member, a support member, a sheet member and a concave portion. The sheet feed member feeds a sheet in a transport direction. The separation member is pressed onto the sheet feed member. The support member includes: a separation member retaining portion; and a guide portion which guides lead edges of a plurality of sheets to the downstream side along the inclined surface. The sheet member is adhered from the guide portion so as to overlap the separation member and has a frictional coefficient lower than the separation member. The concave portion is formed in the shape of a groove in a position of the guide portion where the sheet member is adhered such that the depth of the concave portion is greater than the thickness of the sheet member.