Patent ID: 6045220
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A sheet supply apparatus comprising:sheet supporting means for supporting a plurality of sheets;sheet supply means for feeding out the sheets supported by said sheet supporting means; andseparation means for separating sheets fed out from said sheet supporting means, said separation means comprising a flexible abutment member having an abutment surface with a tip end, and said sheet supply means urging the fed sheet against the abutment surface thereby changing an inclination angle of the abutment surface relative to said sheet supporting means and separating the sheet from other sheets by riding over the abutment surface,wherein the abutment surface of said separation means is inclined toward said sheet supporting means by a predetermined angle with respect to a plane perpendicular to a direction in which the sheets supported by said sheet supporting means are fed out so that the tip end of the abutment surface comes closer to said sheet supporting means.