Patent ID: 7857303
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet feeding apparatus comprising: a sheet supporting portion configured to support sheets; a sheet feeding device movable between a sheet feeding state for feeding the sheets supported on said sheet supporting portion and a standby position spaced from the sheets supported by said sheet supporting portion and configured to feed the sheets supported on the sheet supporting portion at the sheet feeding state; an over-stack protective portion provided upstream of said sheet feeding device in the sheet feeding direction and configured to restrict a manual insertion of a plurality of sheets higher than a maximum stacking height capable of being supported by said sheet supporting portion; and a stopper member provided downstream of the over-stack protective portion in the sheet feeding direction and configured to regulate a leading edge of the manual insertion sheets inserted between the sheet supporting portion and the over-stack protective portion, wherein the stopper member releases a regulation of the sheet leading edge while the sheet feeding device feeds the sheets, and wherein a movement of said over-stack protective portion is regulated to restrict the insertion of sheets when said sheet feeding device is in said standby position, and said over-stack protective portion is released from a regulation of the movement in association with a movement of said sheet feeding device from the standby position to the sheet feeding state.