Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming system
First Claim
1. A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:
- a sheet tray in which a plurality of sheets is to be stacked;
a sheet feeding section which vacuums a sheet from the plurality of sheets stacked in the sheet tray and feeds the sheet to an image forming apparatus;
a first sheet separator which comprises, a member which separates each sheet from the plurality of sheets when the sheet feeding section feeds the plurality of sheets; and
a second sheet separator which comprises, a forward roller rotated in a sheet transport direction, which feeds the sheet to the image forming apparatus, and a parallel retard roller rotatable in an opposite direction so as to separate each sheet from the plurality of sheets.
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Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus includes: a sheet tray in which a plurality of sheets to be stacked; a sheet feeding section which vacuums a sheet from the plurality of sheets stacked in the sheet tray and feeds the sheet to an image forming apparatus; a first sheet separator which has a member which separates each sheet from the plurality of sheets when the sheet feeding section feeds the plurality of sheets; and a second sheet separator which has a forward roller rotated in a sheet transport direction, which feeds the sheet to the image forming apparatus, and a parallel retard roller rotatable in an opposite direction so as to separate each sheet from the plurality of sheets.
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18 Claims
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1. A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:
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a sheet tray in which a plurality of sheets is to be stacked;
a sheet feeding section which vacuums a sheet from the plurality of sheets stacked in the sheet tray and feeds the sheet to an image forming apparatus;
a first sheet separator which comprises, a member which separates each sheet from the plurality of sheets when the sheet feeding section feeds the plurality of sheets; and
a second sheet separator which comprises, a forward roller rotated in a sheet transport direction, which feeds the sheet to the image forming apparatus, and a parallel retard roller rotatable in an opposite direction so as to separate each sheet from the plurality of sheets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:
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a sheet tray in which a plurality of sheets is to be stacked;
a sheet feeding section which vacuums a sheet from the plurality of sheets stacked in the sheet tray and feeds the sheet to an image forming apparatus; and
a sheet separating section which separates each sheet from the plurality of sheets when the sheet feeding section feeds the plurality of sheets. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An image forming system comprising:
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an image forming apparatus that comprises an image forming section which forms an image on a sheet;
a sheet feeding apparatus which comprises, a sheet tray in which a plurality of sheets is to be stacked;
a sheet feeding section which vacuums a sheet from the plurality of sheets stacked in the sheet tray and feeds the sheet to an image forming apparatus;
a first sheet separator which comprises, a member which separates each sheet from the plurality of sheets when the sheet feeding section feeds the plurality of sheets; and
a second sheet separator which comprises, a forward roller rotated in a sheet transport direction, which feeds the sheet to the image forming apparatus; and
a parallel retard roller rotatable in an opposite direction so as to separate each sheet from the plurality of sheets. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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