Patent ID: 6672580
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:(a) a chassis; (b) a base provided at a portion of said chassis; (c) a sheet feed roller mounted on said chassis; (d) a pressure plate having a forward end engaged with said base and having a backward end at a position where the backward end is capable of contacting said sheet feed roller; (e) a first resilient member fixed to said base for pressing the backward end of said pressure plate against said sheet feed roller; (f) separation plate disposed next to the backward end of said pressure plate and forwardly thereof with respect to rotating direction of said sheet feed roller; and (g) a second resilient member fixed to said base for pressing said separation plate against said sheet feed roller; and wherein the backward end of the pressure plate includes a separate pressure portion rotatable between first and second position relative to the sheet feed roller and the separation plate responsive to a force from a plurality of sheets.