Patent ID: 8376352
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: B33Y,B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet feeding apparatus, comprising: a box-shaped sheet storage unit into which a resin sheet is inserted through a sheet inlet in a manner that a surface of the resin sheet is parallel to a vertical direction, the sheet storage unit having a first opening portion formed on a front of the sheet storage unit, a second opening portion formed on a rear of the sheet storage unit, and a third opening portion formed on a top of the sheet storage unit; a generally L-shaped pressure plate having a bottom portion on which the sheet inserted into the sheet storage unit is placed, and a rear portion formed on rear of the bottom portion, the generally L-shaped pressure plate being disposed in a manner slidable in front and rear directions; a moving device configured to slide the pressure plate in the front direction so that the rear portion presses the sheet through the second opening portion; and a roller rotatably disposed so as to contact with the sheet through the first opening portion, the roller moving the sheet in a vertical upward direction in response to rotation of the roller, to output the sheet through the third opening portion.