| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase conveying force for the lowest sheet even when a plurality of sheets are loaded onto a sheet placement means by fitting a sheet delivering means on the upstream side of a separating means of the sheet placement means, and fitting a sheet delivering auxiliary means on the upstream side of the sheet delivering means. SOLUTION: When a prescribed amount of sheets S are loaded in an intermediate tray 19, and a re-feeding roller 25a and an auxiliary re-feeding roller 25b are rotated clockwise through a timing belt under such a condition as an auxiliary conveyance roller 27 is retreated upward, the lowest sheet S is conveyed to a nip part of a pair of separating conveyance rollers 26. At this time, a solenoid which fixes a shutter guide 28 is turned off to release fixing, and the guide 28 is constituted so as to rotate around a spindle 28a. Therefore, as a result of the weight by the dead weight of the shutter guide 28 becoming appropriate pressure contact force on an upper surface of the sheet S to be conveyed, the sheet S is forced to the re-feeding roller 25a side, thus it is possible to feed the sheet S positively. |
