摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an air sheet feeding type sheet feeder capable of conveying a sheet in the stable state without generating a malfunction such as tip catching and buckling.SOLUTION: A sheet feeder comprises: a sheet storage part which includes a sheet feeding opening; a conveyor belt which includes a belt body moving in one direction in the state of being arranged oppositely to the sheet feeding opening of the sheet storage part; and a suction duct which includes a suction surface arranged oppositely to the sheet feeding opening via the belt body and adsorbs the sheet in the sheet storage part to the belt body with suction by the suction surface. The belt body of the conveyor belt is provided with a plurality of holes in the same pitch in the one direction on the whole area. The suction surface of the suction duct is provided with a plurality of suction openings in the same pitch as the holes in the one direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 |