Canon kabushiki kaisha (20240425311). SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240425311 titled 'SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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a sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet supporting portion, a sheet feeding portion including a rotary feeding member and a driving portion, an air separating portion configured to perform a blowing operation that blows air on a side surface of the sheets supported by the sheet supporting portion, and a control portion. in a case where a job for feeding sheets is started, the control portion is configured to move the rotary feeding member from the separation position to the abutment position, causes the air separating portion to perform the blowing operation in a state where the rotary feeding member is positioned at the abutment position, and after the blowing operation, causes the sheet feeding portion to feed a plurality of sheets in a state where the control portion stops the blowing operation, by driving the driving portion.