Patent ID: 6641132
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A sheet feeding device comprising:feeding means for feeding sheets with a belt; a separating member for separating the sheets one by one in contact with said belt; a spacing member adjoining said belt for spacing said separating member and said belt; and a collar support member rotatable around a shaft, said collar support member supporting the spacing member and being driven in conjunction with the belt, wherein said spacing member includes a pair of rotatable members positioned at both sides of the belt in a widthwise direction and when said collar support member rotates around the shaft, the rotatable members also rotate around the shaft such that the spacing member automatically spaces said belt and said separating member from each other in conjunction with rotation of said belt when a single sheet is conveyed from a nip between said belt and said separating member to a preselected position downstream of said nip in a direction of sheet feed.