Patent ID: 6601843
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
Classification: B65H,G03G

Abstract:
A sheet feeding device, comprising:a sheet tray configured to accommodate stacked sheets; and a sheet feeding unit configured to feed the stacked sheets in the sheet tray one by one, the sheet feeding unit including, a feeding roller configured to be driven to rotate in a sheet feeding direction in which each of the sheets is fed, a separation roller configured to be pressed against the feeding roller when feeding each of the sheets and to be driven to rotate, via a torque limiter, in a direction opposite the sheet feeding direction, the separation roller being rotated by rotation of the feeding roller in the sheet feeding direction when a single sheet of the stacked sheets is sandwiched between the feeding roller and the separation roller, a conveying member arranged downstream from the feeding roller in the sheet feeding direction, a driving source configured to drive the feeding roller, the separation roller, and the conveying member, and a driving force transmission mechanism configured to transmit a driving force of the driving source to each of the feeding roller, the separation roller and the conveying member so the separation roller and the conveying member are driven in conjunction with each other.