Patent ID: 6183151
Filing Date: 2001-02-06
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:sheet stacking means for supporting a sheet;a sheet feeding rotary member for feeding out the sheet from said sheet stacking means by one rotation control;conveying means for conveying the sheet fed out by said sheet feeding rotary member to recording means;leading edge detecting means for detecting a leading edge of the sheet fed out by said sheet feeding rotary member;driving means for rotating said conveying means in normal and reverse directions; anddrive transmission means for transmitting a driving force from said driving means to said sheet feeding rotary member. wherein said drive transmission means comprises an output gear and an input gear, said output gear capable of shifting to an engage position where said output gear is engaged with said input gear in the normal rotation of said conveying means in order to transmit the driving force and shifting to a disengage position where said output gear is disengaged from said input gear in the reverse rotation of said conveying means in order to release of transmission of the driving force, and fixing means for fixing or releasing a position of said output gear; andcontrol means for controlling said driving means so as to feed the leading edge of the sheet to the initial position by the normal and reverse rotations of said conveying means after the sheet is fed out by one rotation of said sheet feeding rotary member, in accordance with a sheet leading edge blank amount based on a blank amount at the leading edge of the image data referred prior to initiation of a feeding operation of the leading edge of the sheet to an initial position, and, in accordance with a normal rotation convey amount of the sheet from when the leading edge of the sheet is detected by said leading edge detecting means to when one rotation of said sheet feeding rotary member is completed.