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Sheet feeding device

  • US 20050253325A1
  • Filed: 05/16/2005
  • Published: 11/17/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A sheet feeding device, comprising:

  • a sheet feeding roller having an outer circumferential face which includes a generally flat portion and a curved portion;

    a first pivotable member, movable between a first position and a second position in accordance with the rotation of the sheet feeding roller, the first pivotable member comprising a first contact face and an extended member extended from a free end portion of the first pivotable member toward a downstream side of a sheet feeding direction, wherein;

    the first pivotable member is moved to the second position when a sheet medium is placed between the sheet feeding roller and the first pivotable member; and

    the first pivotable member is returned to the first position when a trailing end of the sheet medium faces the flat portion of the sheet feeding roller while the extended member of the first pivotable member comes in contact with the sheet medium.

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