SHEET SEPARATING APPARATUS

摘要

A sheet separating apparatus includes a stacker having a sheet supporting surface, a separation roller rotating around a first shaft center parallel to a width direction of the sheet supporting surface, contacting a sheet fed from the stacker and conveying the sheet to a downstream side in a conveyance direction perpendicular to the width direction, a separation piece facing the separation roller and separating the sheet one at a time in cooperation with the separation roller, the separation roller and the separation piece nipping the sheet at a first nip position, and a pinch roller provided on an upstream side with respect to the first nip position and abutting on the separation roller to be rotatable around a second shaft center parallel to the width direction, the pinch roller having a portion overlapping the separation piece as seen from the width direction.

主权项

1. A sheet separating apparatus comprising:
a stacker including a sheet supporting surface for supporting a sheet; a separation roller configured to rotate around a first shaft center that is parallel to a width direction of the sheet supporting surface, wherein the separation roller is configured to contact the sheet fed from the stacker and to convey the sheet to a downstream side in a conveyance direction that is perpendicular to the width direction; a separation piece, which faces the separation roller, and which is configured to separate the sheet one at a time in cooperation with the separation roller, the separation roller and the separation piece being configured to nip the sheet being fed at a first nip position; and a pinch roller, which is provided on an upstream side with respect to the first nip position in the conveyance direction, and which is configured to abut on the separation roller so as to be rotatable around a second shaft center, which is parallel to the width direction, by a rotation of the separation roller, wherein the pinch roller has a portion overlapping the separation piece as seen from the width direction.