摘要 |
A sheet separating assembly comprising a sheet feed roller (10) with an elastomeric layer formed on an outer circumference of a shaft member, and a sheet separating member (50), characterized in that:
said sheet separating member (50) has an elastomeric layer formed on a surface of a supporting body;
each of said elastomeric layer of said sheet feed roller (10) and said elastomeric layer of said sheet separating member (50) comprises a base and a plurality of micro-structured elements (22,60) formed on a surface of said base, each micro-structured element having a three-dimensionally projecting shape and being formed integrally with said base with a mutually identical elastic material;
each micro-structured element (22,60) of said elastomeric layer on said outer circumference of said shaft member is adapted to come into frictional contact at a distal end thereof with a sheet material to feed the sheet material in a desired direction by a rotation of said shaft member; and that
each micro-structured element (22,60) of said elastomeric layer on said surface of said supporting body is adapted to come into frictional contact at a distal end thereof with a sheet material moving in the desired direction to brake the movement of the sheet material.
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