Patent ID: 6948710
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A method for feeding a sheet material for a sheet feeding apparatus, comprising the steps of: providing a feeding means for forwarding a sheet material to a separation unit, said feeding means being in contact with a sheet material loaded on a sheet loading member; providing a taper member provided thereon with a tapered face, said taper member being brought into pressed contact with said feeding means at a nip forming portion, and said tapered face colliding with a leading edge of said sheet material; providing further on said taper member with a contact face of a protruded portion, said contact face being aligned parallel to a tangent of sheet feeding direction to be brought into contact with said feeding means; forwarding said sheet material to said separation unit; and separating said sheet material by means of said tapered face of taper member under following conditions adapted to said sheet material feeding;  where