Patent ID: 7920809
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet feeding device comprising: an inner guide member comprising an inner guide portion; an outer guide member comprising an outer guide portion, wherein the outer guide portion and the inner guide portion define a sheet feeding path therebetween, and the sheet feeding path is configured to receive a sheet; an engaging member positioned adjacent to one of the inner guide member and the outer guide member; and a receiving portion positioned at the other one of the inner guide member and the outer guide member and positioned to face the engaging member, wherein the receiving portion is configured to selectively engage the engaging member; wherein the engaging member is configured to move between an engaged position in which the engaging member is engaged with the receiving portion and a disengaged position in which the engaging member is disengaged from the receiving portion, and when the engaging member is at the engaged position, the inner guide member is connected to the outer guide member via the engaging member and the receiving portion, and wherein when the engaging member contacts the sheet in the sheet feeding path, the engaging member is in the disengaged position, and when the engaging member is separated from the sheet in the sheet feeding path, the engaging member is in the engaged position.