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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2012
Keisei Hakamata, Kawasaki, JP;
Keisei Hakamata, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
There is disclosed a sheet feeding device which feeds a plurality of stacked sheet-like recording media one by one from a tray containing the recording media, including a sheet feeding roller which comes in contact with the uppermost layer of the recording media contained in the tray, and rotates to feed the recording medium; an inclined member including an inclined surface which is positioned on a downstream side in a feeding direction of the recording media, and inclined at an obtuse angle to the feeding direction of the recording media, and on which the fed recording media abuts; and a separating member having an uneven surface, to separate the one fed recording medium, wherein the separating member is configured to be movable between a position projecting to the inclined member and a position retreated from the projecting position, while maintaining the same inclining angle as that of the inclined member.