Patent ID: 8544839
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet feeder configured to feed sheets, comprising: a friction member configured to contact a bottom one of the sheets to be fed and apply a frictional resistance to the sheets; a feed roller disposed to face the friction member, the feed roller configured to provide a feeding force to the sheets by rotating while contacting a top one of the sheets and applying to the sheets a pressing force for pressing the sheets against the friction member; a supporting member attached to a main body of the sheet feeder, the supporting member being configured to support the friction member and receive the pressing force from the feed roller via the friction member; and a separation roller configured to separate a plurality of sheets fed by the feed roller on a sheet-by-sheet basis, the friction member comprising: wherein the contact pressure surface is parallel to the upper surface of the supporting member.