Patent ID: 7384032
Filing Date: 2008-06-10
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet feeding apparatus which includes a feeding rotation member for feeding a sheet and a separation pad pressed against said feeding rotation member to form a nip for separating the sheet one by one, said sheet feeding apparatus sequentially feeding the sheet separated one by one in said nip, said sheet feeding apparatus comprising: a pad mount to which said separation pad is mounted, said pad mount being movably supported so that a nipping area of the nip in a sheet feeding direction is changed; a moving device which moves said pad mount to change the nipping area of the nip; and a driving device which drives said moving device; wherein said moving device driven by a driving force of said driving device moves said pad mount such that the nipping area in the sheet feeding direction is gradually narrowed in a state of nipping the sheet between the feeding rotation member and the separation pad while the sheet is separated in the nip.