US20040041332A1 - Sheet separate-feeding apparatus - Google Patents
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- FIG. 6 is a main portion sectional view showing one example of the conventional sheet separate-feeding apparatus.
- reference numeral 51 is a conventional sheet separate-feeding apparatus
- reference numeral 52 is a casing member of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus 51
- reference numeral 53 is a sheet stacking portion located on the upper portion side of the casing member 53
- reference numeral 54 is a sheet feeding surface formed on the lower portion side of the casing member 52
- reference numeral 55 is a rotary shaft located at the lowest portion of the sheet stacking portion 53 orthogonally to a sheet feeding direction
- reference numeral 56 is a separation roller attached to the rotary shaft 55
- reference numeral 57 is a separation pad provided in pressure contact with the lower portion of the separation roller 56
- reference character X is a sheet
- reference character Y is a separation point that is a contact portion between the separation roller 56 and the separation pad 57 .
- the thus constructed sheet separate-feeding apparatus operates as follows: Namely, the separation roller 56 attached to the rotary shaft 55 rotates with rotation of the rotary shaft 55 , and feeds out the sheet X placed on the sheet stacking portion 53 onto the sheet feeding surface 54 . At this time, by the separation pad 57 set on the sheet feeding surface 54 in pressure-contact with the separation roller 56 , the sheets X are separated one by one. Thus, by the sheet separate-feeding apparatus 51 , the sheets X placed on the sheet stacking portion 53 can be separated one by one to be fed onto the sheet feeding surface 54 .
- FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along a line A-A of FIG. 2A;
- FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along a line B-B of FIG. 3A;
- FIG. 4A is a main portion sectional view showing a state where a cover of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention is opened;
- FIG. 1 is a main portion perspective view of a facsimile apparatus including a sheet separate-feeding apparatus in a first embodiment of the invention, in which a sheet separate-feeding apparatus 1 is arranged at the rear upper portion of a facsimile apparatus Z.
- the sheet separate-feeding apparatus 1 includes a casing member 2 , and a sheet stacking portion 3 extending on the upper portion of the casing member 2 .
- a movable sheet stacking portion 4 is provided at the lower portion of the sheet stacking portion 3 , that is, on a sheet feeding direction side of the sheet stacking portion 3 .
- the movable sheet stacking portion 4 is rotatably supported by the casing member 2 at its upper end portion.
- a cover 5 is openably provided on the upper surface side of the movable sheet stacking portion 4 .
- Reference numeral 10 is a separation member which is provided in the center on the upper surface side of the sheet feeding surface 8 and extends from the press member 9
- reference numeral 11 is a separation pad which is provided astride the press member 9 and the separation member 10 and brought into press-contact with a not-shown separation roller.
- Reference numerals 12 a and 12 b are lever holes formed on the sheet feeding surface 8 and on both sides of the separation pad 11 , and these lever holes 12 a and 12 b are provided in positions where the separation member 10 is put between them.
- Lever members (described later in detail) are provided for these lever holes 12 a and 12 b so that they can come in and out.
- Reference numerals 13 a and 13 b are stopper levers each of which is a part of the lever member protruding from the lever hole 12 a , 12 b.
- a lever member 14 is formed nearly in the shape of L.
- the stopper lever 13 a is formed at one end of the lever member 14
- a pushing side end portion 14 b is formed at the other end thereof.
- Reference numeral 13 c is a catch portion formed at the stopper lever 13 a .
- the lever member 14 is supported rotatably by a lever rotating shaft 14 a provided for a bent portion thereof.
- Reference numeral 14 a is a lever rotating shaft which supports the lever member 14 rotatably.
- Reference numeral 14 b is a pushing side end portion which is formed at the other end of the lever member 14 and pushed by the lever pushing portion 4 e of the movable sheet stacking portion 4 .
- the lever member 14 arranged in the other lever hole 12 b has also the same constitution, that is, it is supported by the lever rotating shaft rotatably and a catch portion is formed at the stopper lever 13 b that can come in and out.
- the lever operating mechanism 4 a which drives the lever member 14 in cooperation with opening and closing of the cover 5 comprises the cover stopping portion Sa provided for the cover 5 , and the stopping member 4 b provided for the movable sheet stacking portion 4 .
- the lever operating mechanism 4 a will be described below.
- the movable sheet stacking portion 4 is energized to the cover 5 side by the spring.
- the cover stopping portion 5 a touches and pushes the stopping slide inclined portion 4 d while it is sliding on this stopping slide inclined portion 4 d .
- the movable sheet stacking portion 4 is pushed up against the energizing force of the spring.
- the cover stopping portion 5 a fits into the stopping groove 4 c , and the cover 5 is settled in the opened state (refer to FIGS. 2A and 2B) . Namely, the cover 5 keeps the opened state and the movable sheet stacking portion 4 is in the pushed down state.
- the stopper levers 13 a and 13 b are arranged at least on this side in the feeding direction in the vicinity of the contact portion between the separation roller and the separation pad 11 .
- the catch portion 13 c protruding to the contact side with the sheet is formed.
- the cover 5 opens, the movable sheet stacking portion 4 is pushed down, and the stopper levers 13 a and 13 b protrude from the sheet feeding surface 8 (FIG. 2B) .
- the stopper levers 13 a and 13 b protrude the sheet is caught surely by the stopper levers 13 a and 13 b because of this catch portion. Therefore, it is possible to surely prevent the sheet from being inserted between the separation roller and the separation pad 11 over the separation point.
- the sheet separate-feeding apparatus 1 includes a separation roller that is a pick-up roller which feeds out the sheet on the sheet stacking portion 3 and the movable sheet stacking portion 4 . Though the separation roller is not shown, it is supported by a rotary shaft and comes into contact with the upper portion of the separation pad 11 .
- the separation pad 11 is formed of a thin plate-like cork material and has flexibility.
- the press member 9 for pressing the separation pad 11 against the separation roller and the separation member 10 which separates, from the plural sheets overlapped to each other that the separation roller is about to feed out, only one sheet coming into contact with the separation roller and causes the separation roller to feed out its sheet.
- springs for energizing the press member 9 and the separation member 10 to the separation roller side are arranged.
- FIG. 4A is a main portion sectional view showing a state where the cover of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention is opened
- FIG. 4B is a main portion sectional view showing a state where the cover of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention is closed.
- reference numeral 15 is a rotary shaft
- reference 16 is a separation roller supported by the rotary shaft 15 rotatably
- reference character X is a sheet
- reference character Y is a separation point. Parts similar to those described with reference to FIG. 2 or 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and their description is omitted.
- the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention is thus constructed, even in case that the plural sheets X overlapped to each other are strongly pushed toward the separation roller 16 from the upstream side in the feeding direction at the sheet X supplying time, the double-feed of sheet X can be prevented and the plural sheets X can be surely separated one by one.
- the stopper lever is arranged on this side in the feeding direction in the vicinity of the contact portion between the separation roller and the separation pad 11 , it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus which can surely prevent the sheets from being inserted between the separation roller and the separation pad over the separation point.
- the stopper lever can be protruded from the sheet feeding surface through the lever operating mechanism by opening the cover, when the cover is opened to supply the sheets onto the sheet stacking portion, even in case that the plural sheets overlapped to each other are strongly pushed toward the separation roller from the sheet stacking portion, the sheets are caught by the protruding stopper levers. Therefore, it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus which can surely prevent the sheets from being inserted between the separation roller and the separation pad over the separation point.
- the stopper lever By closing the cover, the stopper lever can be caused to come in the sheet feeding surface through the lever operating mechanism. Therefore, after the cover was closed, in a state where the leading ends of the sheets are arranged in the suitable position on this side of the separation point, the sheets are fed to the separation roller, so that it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in which only one sheet coming into contact with the separation roller can be surely separated from the other sheets.
- the lever operating mechanism includes the movable sheet stacking portion which extends from the sheet stacking portion in the sheet feeding direction, is supported on the sheet stacking portion side, and is arranged tiltably; the lever pushing portion which is provide for this movable sheet stacking portion, and pushes the pushing side end by the inclination of the movable sheet stacking portion in the direction where the stopper lever is protruded; and the stopping members provided on the both sides of the movable sheet stacking portion, wherein the stopping members provided on the both sides of the movable sheet stacking portion are pressed at the both sides of the cover in cooperation with opening and closing of the cover thereby to tilt the movable sheet stacking portion.
Abstract
A sheet separate-feeding apparatus prevents double-feed of sheet caused by the separation roller, even in case that plural sheets overlapped to each other are strongly pushed toward a separation roller from a sheet stacking portion at the sheet supplying time. The sheet separate-feeding apparatus includes a separation roller for feeding out the sheet, and a separation pad which nips the sheet between the separation roller and it and separates its sheet from the other sheets, wherein there are provided stopper levers which are arranged on both sides of a contact portion on a sheet feeding surface between the separation roller and the separation pad so that they can come in and out, and which receive the sheet inserted from the sheet stacking portion.
Description
- The present invention relates to a sheet separate-feeding apparatus used in a facsimile apparatus, a printer, and a copying machine, in which plural sheets such original documents and recording sheets are separated one by one to be fed.
- Recently, a sheet separate-feeding apparatus in which plural sheets such original documents and recording sheets are separated one by one to be fed is used in a facsimile apparatus, a printer, and a copying machine. As a conventional sheet separate-feeding apparatus, for example, JP-A-9-240865 has been known.
- FIG. 6 is a main portion sectional view showing one example of the conventional sheet separate-feeding apparatus. In the figure,
reference numeral 51 is a conventional sheet separate-feeding apparatus,reference numeral 52 is a casing member of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus 51,reference numeral 53 is a sheet stacking portion located on the upper portion side of thecasing member 53,reference numeral 54 is a sheet feeding surface formed on the lower portion side of thecasing member 52,reference numeral 55 is a rotary shaft located at the lowest portion of thesheet stacking portion 53 orthogonally to a sheet feeding direction,reference numeral 56 is a separation roller attached to therotary shaft 55,reference numeral 57 is a separation pad provided in pressure contact with the lower portion of theseparation roller 56, reference character X is a sheet, and reference character Y is a separation point that is a contact portion between theseparation roller 56 and theseparation pad 57. - The thus constructed sheet separate-feeding apparatus operates as follows: Namely, the
separation roller 56 attached to therotary shaft 55 rotates with rotation of therotary shaft 55, and feeds out the sheet X placed on thesheet stacking portion 53 onto thesheet feeding surface 54. At this time, by theseparation pad 57 set on thesheet feeding surface 54 in pressure-contact with theseparation roller 56, the sheets X are separated one by one. Thus, by the sheet separate-feeding apparatus 51, the sheets X placed on thesheet stacking portion 53 can be separated one by one to be fed onto thesheet feeding surface 54. - However, the above conventional sheet separate-feeding apparatus has the following problem.
- In case that the plural sheets X are strongly pushed from the
sheet stacking portion 53 toward theseparation roller 56 when they are supplied onto thesheet stacking portion 53, the plural sheets X overlapped to each other are fed into the separation point Y that is the contact portion between theseparation pad 57 and theseparation roller 56, and nipped between theseparation pad 57 and theseparation roller 56. Therefore, the plural sheets X are fed out from theseparation roller 56 in an overlap state, so that a problem of double-feed of sheet X is caused. - The present invention has been made in order to solve the conventional problem, and its object is to provide a sheet separate-feeding apparatus which can prevent double-feed of sheet caused by the separation roller even in case that the plural sheets overlapped to each other are strongly pushed toward the separation roller from the sheet stacking portion.
- In order to solve the above problem, a sheet separate-feeding apparatus of the invention comprises a sheet stacking portion; a sheet feeding surface extending from the sheet stacking portion in a sheet feeding direction; a separation roller which is attached to a rotary shaft provided orthogonally to the sheet feeding direction, rotates with rotation of the rotary shaft, and feeds out the sheet placed on the sheet stacking portion onto the sheet feeding surface; and a separation pad which is arranged on the sheet feeding surface and brought into pressure-contact with the separation roller with the sheet nipped between the separation roller and it, wherein stopper levers which can come out and in freely are provided on both sides of a contact portion on the sheet feeding surface between the separation roller and the separation pad.
- By this constitution, it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus which can prevent double-feed of sheet caused by the separation roller even in case that the plural sheets overlapped to each other are strongly pushed toward the separation roller from the sheet stacking portion at the sheet supplying time.
- FIG. 1 is a main portion perspective view of a facsimile apparatus including a sheet separate-feeding apparatus in a first embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 2A is a main portion perspective view of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along a line A-A of FIG. 2A;
- FIG. 3A is a main portion perspective view of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention;
- FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along a line B-B of FIG. 3A;
- FIG. 4A is a main portion sectional view showing a state where a cover of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention is opened;
- FIG. 4B is a main portion sectional view showing a state where the cover of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention is closed;
- FIG. 5 is a main portion perspective view showing a stopping member formed at an end portion of a movable sheet stacking portion; and
- FIG. 6 is a main portion sectional view showing one example of a conventional sheet separate-feeding apparatus.
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- FIG. 1 is a main portion perspective view of a facsimile apparatus including a sheet separate-feeding apparatus in a first embodiment of the invention, in which a sheet separate-
feeding apparatus 1 is arranged at the rear upper portion of a facsimile apparatus Z. The sheet separate-feeding apparatus 1 includes acasing member 2, and asheet stacking portion 3 extending on the upper portion of thecasing member 2. At the lower portion of thesheet stacking portion 3, that is, on a sheet feeding direction side of thesheet stacking portion 3, a movablesheet stacking portion 4 is provided. The movablesheet stacking portion 4 is rotatably supported by thecasing member 2 at its upper end portion. Further, acover 5 is openably provided on the upper surface side of the movablesheet stacking portion 4. - FIG. 2A is a main portion perspective view of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along a line A-A shown in FIG. 2A. FIG. 3A is a main portion perspective view of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention. FIG. 3B is a sectional view taken along a line B-B shown in FIG. 3A. FIG. 5 is a main portion perspective view showing a stopping member formed at an end portion of a movable sheet stacking portion. In FIGS. 2 and 3, the separation roller is omitted.
- In FIGS. 2A, 2B,3A and 3B,
reference numeral 4 a is a lever operating mechanism which causes a stopper lever described later to come in and out in cooperation with closing and opening of thecover 5,reference numeral 4 b is a stopping member provided on each side of the movablesheet stacking portion 4, reference numeral 4 c is a stopping groove formed in the stoppingmember 4 b,reference numeral 4 d is a stopping slide inclined portion which is formed at the stoppingmember 4 b and extends from the stopping groove 4 c,reference numeral 4 e is a lever pushing portion arranged at the lowest portion of the movablesheet stacking portion 4, andreference numeral 4 f is a movable sheet stacking portion side wall standing on each side of the movablesheet stacking portion 4. -
Reference numeral 5 a is a cover stopping portion which is formed protrusively on each side of thecover 5 and on the opposite side of a cover rotating shaft of thecover 5 described later, and fits into the stopping groove 4 c of the stoppingmember 4 b in a state where thecover 5 is opened. -
Reference numeral 6 is a stacking portion shaft supporting portion provided for thecasing member 2,reference numeral 6 a is a stacking portion rotating shaft which is provided for the movable sheet stackingportion side wall 4 f and supported by the stacking portionshaft supporting portion 6, andreference numeral 7 is a cover rotating shaft which supports openably thecover 5. The movablesheet stacking portion 4 has an elastic member such as a spring on its lower side and is energized to thecover 5 side. -
Reference numeral 8 is a sheet feeding surface formed on the lower portion upper surface side of thecasing member 2, andreference numeral 9 is a press member arranged in the center on the upper surface of the movablesheet stacking portion 4. -
Reference numeral 10 is a separation member which is provided in the center on the upper surface side of thesheet feeding surface 8 and extends from thepress member 9, andreference numeral 11 is a separation pad which is provided astride thepress member 9 and theseparation member 10 and brought into press-contact with a not-shown separation roller. -
Reference numerals sheet feeding surface 8 and on both sides of theseparation pad 11, and theselever holes separation member 10 is put between them. Lever members (described later in detail) are provided for theselever holes Reference numerals lever hole - In FIG. 2B, a
lever member 14 is formed nearly in the shape of L. Thestopper lever 13 a is formed at one end of thelever member 14, and a pushingside end portion 14 b is formed at the other end thereof.Reference numeral 13 c is a catch portion formed at thestopper lever 13 a. Thelever member 14 is supported rotatably by alever rotating shaft 14 aprovided for a bent portion thereof.Reference numeral 14 a is a lever rotating shaft which supports thelever member 14 rotatably.Reference numeral 14 b is a pushing side end portion which is formed at the other end of thelever member 14 and pushed by thelever pushing portion 4 e of the movablesheet stacking portion 4. Further, thelever member 14 arranged in theother lever hole 12 b has also the same constitution, that is, it is supported by the lever rotating shaft rotatably and a catch portion is formed at thestopper lever 13 b that can come in and out. - The
lever operating mechanism 4 a which drives thelever member 14 in cooperation with opening and closing of thecover 5 comprises the cover stopping portion Sa provided for thecover 5, and the stoppingmember 4 b provided for the movablesheet stacking portion 4. Thelever operating mechanism 4 a will be described below. - The
cover stopping member 5 a is provided at each end of the plate-like cover 5 and protrudes through thecover rotating shaft 7 to the opposite side. On both ends of the movablesheet stacking portion 4, as shown in FIG. 5, the stoppingmembers 4 b are formed opposed to thecover stopping portions 5 a. The stoppingmember 4 b includes the stopping groove 4 c and the stopping slideinclined portion 4 d formed on the lower portion side of the stopping groove 4 c. - As described before, the movable
sheet stacking portion 4 is energized to thecover 5 side by the spring. When thecover 5 rotates from its closed position in its opened direction, thecover stopping portion 5 a touches and pushes the stopping slideinclined portion 4 d while it is sliding on this stopping slideinclined portion 4 d. Then, the movablesheet stacking portion 4 is pushed up against the energizing force of the spring. In result, thecover stopping portion 5 a fits into the stopping groove 4 c, and thecover 5 is settled in the opened state (refer to FIGS. 2A and 2B) . Namely, thecover 5 keeps the opened state and the movablesheet stacking portion 4 is in the pushed down state. - When the movable
sheet stacking portion 4 is pushed down and the pushingside end portion 14 b is pushed upon reception of the force from thelever pushing portion 4 e, thelever member 14 rotates, and thestopper lever 13 a (13 b) protrudes from the sheet feeding surface 8 (FIG. 3B→ FIG. 2B) . Further, when pushing by thelever pushing portion 4 e is released, thestopper lever 13 a rotates by its own weight in the direction where it comes in thesheet feeding surface 8. - The stopper levers13 a and 13 b are arranged at least on this side in the feeding direction in the vicinity of the contact portion between the separation roller and the
separation pad 11. At thisstopper lever catch portion 13 c protruding to the contact side with the sheet is formed. When thecover 5 opens, the movablesheet stacking portion 4 is pushed down, and the stopper levers 13 a and 13 b protrude from the sheet feeding surface 8 (FIG. 2B) . Under the state where the stopper levers 13 a and 13 b protrude, the sheet is caught surely by the stopper levers 13 a and 13 b because of this catch portion. Therefore, it is possible to surely prevent the sheet from being inserted between the separation roller and theseparation pad 11 over the separation point. - The sheet separate-feeding
apparatus 1 includes a separation roller that is a pick-up roller which feeds out the sheet on thesheet stacking portion 3 and the movablesheet stacking portion 4. Though the separation roller is not shown, it is supported by a rotary shaft and comes into contact with the upper portion of theseparation pad 11. - In FIG. 2A, the
separation pad 11 is formed of a thin plate-like cork material and has flexibility. At the lower portion of theseparation pad 11, there are arranged thepress member 9 for pressing theseparation pad 11 against the separation roller, and theseparation member 10 which separates, from the plural sheets overlapped to each other that the separation roller is about to feed out, only one sheet coming into contact with the separation roller and causes the separation roller to feed out its sheet. Further, at the lower portions of thepress member 9 and theseparation member 10, springs for energizing thepress member 9 and theseparation member 10 to the separation roller side are arranged. - Regarding the thus constructed sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention, its operation will be described below with reference to the drawings.
- FIG. 4A is a main portion sectional view showing a state where the cover of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention is opened, and FIG. 4B is a main portion sectional view showing a state where the cover of the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention is closed. In FIG. 4,
reference numeral 15 is a rotary shaft,reference 16 is a separation roller supported by therotary shaft 15 rotatably, reference character X is a sheet, and reference character Y is a separation point. Parts similar to those described with reference to FIG. 2 or 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and their description is omitted. - As shown in FIG. 4A, when the
cover 5 is rotated about thecover rotating shaft 7 in a direction C to be opened, thecover stopping portion 5 a moves along the stopping slideinclined portion 4 d to the upside and fits in the stoppinggroove 4 b. At this time, the movablesheet stacking portion 4 rotates about the stackingportion rotating shaft 6 a, and thelever pushing portion 4 e formed at the lower end portion of the movablesheet stacking portion 4 moves in a direction D. By thislever pushing portion 4 e, the pushingside end portion 14 b of thelever member 14 is pushed into, thelever member 14 rotates about thelever rotating shaft 14 a in a direction E, and thestopper lever 13 a protrudes from thesheet feeding surface 8. - Hereby, when the sheets X are supplied to the sheet stacking portion, even in case that the plural sheets X overlapped to each other are strongly pushed toward the
separation roller 16 from the upstream side in the feeding direction, the sheets X are caught by the stopper levers 13 a. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the sheets X from being inserted between theseparation roller 16 and theseparation pad 11 over the separation point Y. - Next, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the
cover 5 is rotated about thecover rotating shaft 7 in a direction F to be closed, thecover stopping portion 5 a moves from the stoppinggroove 4 b along the stopping slideinclined portion 4 d to the downside. At this time, the movablesheet stacking portion 4 is energized by a not-shown spring and rotates about the stackingportion rotating shaft 6 a, and thelever pushing portion 4 e formed at the lower end portion of the movablesheet stacking portion 4 moves in a direction G. Hereby, pushing by thelever pushing portion 4 e applied to the pushingside end portion 14 b of thelever member 14 is released, thelever member 14 rotates about thelever rotating shaft 14 a in a direction H by its own weight, and thestopper lever 13 a comes in. - After the
cover 5 was closed, the plural sheets X overlapped to each other which have been supplied onto the sheet stacking portion are not strongly pushed toward theseparation roller 16 from the upstream side in the feeding direction. Therefore, the leading ends of the sheets X are arranged in the suitable point on this side of the separation point Y. Hereby, it is possible to surely separate, from the plural sheets X overlapped to each other that theseparation roller 16 is about to feed out, only one sheet coming into contact with theseparation roller 16. - Here, in the vicinity of the separation point Y, by rotation of the
separation roller 16, feeding force F1 is produced in the top sheet coming into contact with theseparation roller 16. Simultaneously, fictional force F2 with the top sheet is produced in the second sheet from the top, and the second sheet is fed in the same direction by the frictional force F2. However, by pressing of theseparation pad 11, frictional force F3 is produced between the sheets and theseparation pad 11, and the sheets receive the frictional force F3. Accordingly, in the vicinity of the separation point Y, the following relation is satisfied: (feeding force F1)>(frictional force F3)>(frictional force F2) . Hereby, only the top sheet coming into contact with theseparation roller 16 can be fed. - Since the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in the first embodiment of the invention is thus constructed, even in case that the plural sheets X overlapped to each other are strongly pushed toward the
separation roller 16 from the upstream side in the feeding direction at the sheet X supplying time, the double-feed of sheet X can be prevented and the plural sheets X can be surely separated one by one. - As described above, according to the sheet separate-feeding apparatus of the invention, the following advantageous effects can be obtained.
- Namely,
- (1) Even in case that the plural sheets overlapped to each other are strongly pushed toward the separation roller from the sheet stacking portion at the sheet supplying time, since the sheets are caught by the protruding stopper lever, it is possible to prevent the sheets from being inserted between the separation roller and the separation pad over the separation point. Therefore, it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus which can surely separate, from the plural sheets overlapped to each other that the separation roller is about to feed out, only one sheet coming into contact with the separation roller, and can prevent the double-feed of sheet caused by the separation roller.
- (2) When the sheet is fed onto the sheet feeding surface side by the separation roller, since the stopper lever is caused to come in, in a state where the leading ends of the sheets are arranged in the suitable position on this side of the separation point, the sheets are fed to the separation roller. Therefore, it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in which only one sheet coming into contact with the separation roller can be surely separated from the other sheets.
- Further, since the stopper lever is arranged on this side in the feeding direction in the vicinity of the contact portion between the separation roller and the
separation pad 11, it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus which can surely prevent the sheets from being inserted between the separation roller and the separation pad over the separation point. - Further, in case that the openable cover is provided for the sheet insertion inlet of the sheet stacking portion, and the lever operating mechanism which causes the stopper lever to come in and out in cooperation with opening and closing of this cover is provided, the following effects can be obtained:
- (1) Since the stopper lever can be protruded from the sheet feeding surface through the lever operating mechanism by opening the cover, when the cover is opened to supply the sheets onto the sheet stacking portion, even in case that the plural sheets overlapped to each other are strongly pushed toward the separation roller from the sheet stacking portion, the sheets are caught by the protruding stopper levers. Therefore, it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus which can surely prevent the sheets from being inserted between the separation roller and the separation pad over the separation point.
- (2) By closing the cover, the stopper lever can be caused to come in the sheet feeding surface through the lever operating mechanism. Therefore, after the cover was closed, in a state where the leading ends of the sheets are arranged in the suitable position on this side of the separation point, the sheets are fed to the separation roller, so that it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus in which only one sheet coming into contact with the separation roller can be surely separated from the other sheets.
- Further, the lever operating mechanism includes the movable sheet stacking portion which extends from the sheet stacking portion in the sheet feeding direction, is supported on the sheet stacking portion side, and is arranged tiltably; the lever pushing portion which is provide for this movable sheet stacking portion, and pushes the pushing side end by the inclination of the movable sheet stacking portion in the direction where the stopper lever is protruded; and the stopping members provided on the both sides of the movable sheet stacking portion, wherein the stopping members provided on the both sides of the movable sheet stacking portion are pressed at the both sides of the cover in cooperation with opening and closing of the cover thereby to tilt the movable sheet stacking portion. Hereby, the following effects can be obtained:
- (1) When the cover is rotated to be opened, the cover stopping portion presses the stooping member, the movable sheet stacking portion tilts to the downside, the lever pushing portion formed at the lower end of the movable sheet stacking portion moves to the pushing side end portion side of the lever member, the pushing side end portion is pushed by the lever pushing portion, the lever member rotates, and the stopper lever protrudes from the sheet feeding surface. Hereby, when the sheets are supplied onto the sheet stacking portion, even in case that the plural sheets overlapped to each other are strongly pushed toward the separation roller from the upstream side in the feeding direction, the sheets are caught by the stopper levers. Therefore, it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus which can prevent the sheets from being inserted between the separation roller and the separation pad over the separation point.
- (2) When the cover is closed, pressing of the stopping member by the cover stopping portion is released, the movable sheet stacking portion is energized by the spring and tilts to the upside, the lever pushing portion formed at the lower end portion of the movable sheet stacking portion moves in the direction where it separates from the pushing side end portion, pushing by the lever pushing portion applied to the pushing side end portion of the lever member is released, the lever member rotates by its own weight, and the stopper lever comes in. Hereby, it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus which can surely separate, from the plural sheets overlapped to each other that the separation roller is about to feed out, only one sheet coming into contact with the separation roller.
- Further, since the sheets are surely caught by the stopper lever due to the catching portion of the stopper lever formed protrusively to the contact side with the sheet, it is possible to provide the sheet separate-feeding apparatus which can surely prevent the sheets from being inserted between the separation roller and the separation pad over the separation point.
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1. Sheet separate-feeding apparatus comprising:
a sheet stacking portion;
a separation roller which is attached to a rotary shaft arranged orthogonally to a sheet feeding direction to rotate with rotation of said rotary shaft, and feeds out the sheet placed on said sheet stacking portion;
a separation pad which nips the sheet between said separation roller and it and separates its sheet from the other sheets; and
stopper levers which are arranged on both sides of a contact portion on said sheet feeding surface between said separation roller and said separation pad so that they can come in and out, and which receive the sheet inserted from the sheet stacking portion.
2. Sheet separate-feeding apparatus comprising:
a sheet stacking portion;
a separation roller which is arranged orthogonally to a feeding direction of said sheet, attached to a rotary shaft to rotate with rotation of said rotary shaft, and feeds out the sheet placed on said sheet stacking portion;
a separation pad which nips the sheet between said separation roller and it and separates its sheet from the other sheets;
stopper levers which are arranged in positions between which said separation pad is interposed so that it can come in and out, and receive the sheet inserted from the sheet stacking portion;
a movable sheet stacking portion which is arranged so that it can tilt from said separation roller to the said sheet stacking portion side; and
a mechanism for protruding said stopper lever in cooperation with tilting of said movable sheet stacking portion.
3. The sheet separate-feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said stopper lever is arranged on this side in said feeding direction in the vicinity of the contact portion between said separation roller and said separation pad.
4. The sheet separate-feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , comprising:
a cover which is arranged at a sheet insertion inlet openably; and
a lever operating mechanism which causes said stopper lever to come in and out in cooperation of opening and closing of said cover.
5. The sheet separate-feeding apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a cover arranged at a sheet insertion inlet openably is provided;
there are provided stopping members arranged on both sides of said movable sheet stacking portion, and cover stopping portions for pushing the stopping members, which are arranged on both ends of said cover; and
said movable sheet stacking portion is tilted in cooperation with opening and closing of said cover.
6. The sheet separate-feeding apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein said lever operating mechanism comprising:
a nearly L-shaped lever member, of which one end includes said stopper lever and of which the other end includes a pushing side endportion, andwhich is rotatably supported at its bending portion;
a movable sheet stacking portion which extends from said sheet stacking portion in the sheet feeding direction, is supported on said sheet stacking portion side, and is arranged so that it can tilt;
a lever pushing portion which is provided for said movable sheet stacking portion, and pushes said pushing side end portion by tilting of said movable sheet stacking portion in the direction where said stopper lever is protruded;
stopping members arranged on both sides of said movable sheet stacking portion; and
cover stopping portions which are formed on both sides of said cover protrusively toward said stopping members, and press said stopping members in cooperation with opening and closing of said cover to tilt said movable sheet stacking portion.
7. The sheet separate-feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a catch portion formed protrusively to the contact side of said stopper lever with said sheet.
8. The sheet separate-feeding apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a catch portion formed protrusively to the contact side of said stopper lever with said sheet.
9. A sheet separate-feeding apparatus comprising:
a sheet stacking portion;
a sheet feeding surface extending from the sheet stacking portion in a sheet feeding direction;
a separation roller which is attached to a rotary shaft arranged orthogonally to said sheet feeding direction thereby to rotate with rotation of said rotary shaft, and feeds out the sheet placed on said sheet stacking portion on to the sheet feeding surface;
a separation pad which is arranged on said sheet feeding surface and brought into pressure-contact with said separation roller with the sheet nipped between said separation roller and it;
stopper levers which are arranged on both sides of a contact portion on said sheet feeding surface between said separation roller and said separation pad so that they can come in and out;
a nearly L-shaped lever member, of which one end includes said stopper lever and of which the other end includes a pushing side end portion, and which is rotatably supported at its bending portion;
a movable sheet stacking portion which extends from said sheet stacking portion in the sheet feeding direction, is supported on said sheet stacking portion side, and is arranged so that it can tilt;
a lever pushing portion which is provided for said movable sheet stacking portion, and pushes said pushing side end portion by tilting of said movable sheet stacking portion in the direction where said stopper lever is protruded;
stopping members arranged on both sides of said movable sheet stacking portion; and
cover stopping portions which are formed on both sides of said cover protrusively toward said stopping members, and press said stopping members in cooperation with opening and closing of said cover thereby to tilt said movable sheet stacking portion.
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