Patent ID: 9187274
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet feeding apparatus, comprising: a rotatable portion configured to be rotatable; a drive unit configured to generate a driving power and to rotate the rotatable portion; a stacking member on which a sheet is stacked; a sheet feeding member configured to feed the sheet by contacting the sheet stacked on the stacking member, the sheet feeding member being configured to feed the sheet according to a rotation of the rotatable portion; an elevating unit configured to switch a state of the stacking member and the sheet feeding member between a contact state where the sheet stacked on the stacking member and the sheet feeding member are contacted and a separate state where the sheet stacked on the stacking member and the sheet feeding member are separated according to the rotation of the rotatable portion; and a clutch mechanism configured to transmit the driving power from the drive unit to the sheet feeding member, the clutch mechanism comprising: