Patent ID: 9242816
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: B65H

Claim Text:
1. A feed apparatus comprising: a support section configured to support a sheet; a feed roller configured to feed the sheet supported by the support section; an arm configured to rotatably support the feed roller at one end, the arm being swingable by using the other end as a shaft of swing movement; a driving source configured to perform forward rotation and reverse rotation; a driving transmission unit configured to transmit a rotary driving force from the driving source to the feed roller; a swingable member coupled to the feed roller or the arm, the swingable member being configured to swing by the rotary driving force applied from the driving transmission unit; a first regulating section configured to abut against the swingable member to regulate the swing movement of the swingable member at a first position protruding toward a side of the support section as compared with the feed roller; and a second regulating section configured to abut against the swingable member to regulate the swing movement of the swingable member at a second position retracted with respect to the support section as compared with the feed roller, wherein the feed roller is rotated in a rotational direction so that the sheet is fed in a case that the rotary driving force of the forward rotation is applied from the driving source, wherein the feed roller is rotated in an opposite rotational direction in a case that the rotary driving force of the reverse rotation is applied from the driving source, wherein the swingable member is swingably moved from the first position to the second position in a case that the rotary driving force of the forward rotation is applied from the driving source, wherein the swingable member is swingably moved from the second position to the first position in a case that the rotary driving force of the reverse rotation is applied from the driving source, and wherein the swingable member is configured to make a contact with a top surface of the sheet supported by the support section.