Patent ID: 7036815
Filing Date: 2006-05-02
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet material conveying apparatus comprising: holding means for holding a plurality of sheet materials; a feeding roller for feeding a sheet material held by said holding means; a driving roller for conveying the sheet material fed by said feeding roller; a driven roller to be in contact with said driving roller under pressure to follow the rotation thereof, wherein sheet materials fed by said feeding roller are separated one by one by said driving roller and said driven roller; a torque limiter for providing rotating load torque for said driven roller when said driven roller rotates in the conveying direction of the sheet material; load torque changing means for changing the rotating load torque provided by said torque limiter; and operating means for operating said load torque changing means so that said load torque changing means changes the rotating load torque provided by said torque limiter.