Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
A sheet feeding device comprising:- a guide member for guiding sheets of paper sent out from the paper pile section in the sheet feeding direction, a feeding roller which is installed above the guide member and by which a sheet of paper is transferred in the sheet feeding direction, and a separation member which is engaged alternately in non-contact with the feeding roller in the axial direction thereof and by which sheets of paper can be separated sheet by sheet between the separation member and the feeding roller; is characterized in that a separation portion formed between the feeding roller and the separation member is arranged in the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction from a minimum clearance portion formed between the guide member and the feeding roller.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
A sheet feeding device comprising:- a guide member for guiding sheets of paper sent out from the paper pile section in the sheet feeding direction, a feeding roller which is installed above the guide member and by which a sheet of paper is transferred in the sheet feeding direction, and a separation member which is engaged alternately in non-contact with the feeding roller in the axial direction thereof and by which sheets of paper can be separated sheet by sheet between the separation member and the feeding roller; is characterized in that a separation portion formed between the feeding roller and the separation member is arranged in the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction from a minimum clearance portion formed between the guide member and the feeding roller.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A sheet feeding device claimed in the claim 1, wherein a point of intersection at the upstream side in the sheet feeding direction between the outer circumference of the feeding roller and the opposite face of the separation member opposite to the feeding roller is located at the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction from the minimum clearance portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A sheet feeding device claimed in the claim 1, wherein the separation member is a pad having elasticity.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A sheet feeding device claimed in the claim 3, wherein the separation member has a face inclined toward the feeding roller from the guide member.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
A sheet feeding device claimed in the claim 4, wherein the separation portion is set to such width that the sheets of paper carried in the separation portion can be bent in the axial direction of the feeding roller and can pass through.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
A sheet feeding device claimed in the claim 3, wherein the separation portion has a curved-surface toward the feeding roller from the guide member.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A sheet feeding device claimed in the claim 6, wherein the separation portion is formed to be like a roller of which axial direction is the same as that of the feeding roller.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
43 words
A sheet feeding device claimed in the claim 7, wherein the separation portion is set to such width that the sheets of paper carried in the separation portion can be bent in the axial direction of the feeding roller and can pass through.