Sheet feeding apparatus, image forming apparatus having the same, and image reading apparatus having the same

摘要

The present invention relates to a sheet feeding apparatus comprising a sheet supporting means for supporting sheets, a feeding means for feeding the sheets on the sheet supporting means in a sheet feeding direction, a separating means for rotating in a direction opposite to the sheet feeding direction to separate the sheets sheet by sheet in pressurized contact with the feeding means and a transmitting means for transmitting drive force of the feeding means to the separating means. A circumferential speed of the separating means is set smaller than a circumferential speed of the feeding means.