Sheet feeding apparatus.

摘要

The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus comprising a sheet supporting means (2) for supporting sheets, a supply means for feeding out the sheets supported by the sheet supporting means, a separating claw means (6a,6b) for separating the sheets fed out by the supply means one by one by regulating front corners of the sheets supported by the sheet supporting means, a switching means for selectively switching positions between a first position where the separating claw means is separated from the sheet supporting means (2) and a second or retard position where the separating claw means is retarded toward the sheet supporting means, and a separation means for separating the sheets one by one when the sheets supported by the sheet supporting means are fed out by the supply means in a condition that the separating claw means is in the retard position. Thereby, both plain paper sheets and thicker sheets can be separated and supplied by a single sheet feeding apparatus. <IMAGE>