Sheet feeding apparatus and recording apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYuki Ikeda, Hikaru Watanabe, Ryo Harigae, Tomohiro Suzuki
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Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a support portion, a guide portion, and a contact unit. The support portion rotatably supports a roll having a sheet wound to the roll. In loading the roll, the guide portion guides the roll in a guide direction from above the support portion to the support portion. The contact unit contacts an outer periphery of the roll supported by the support portion. The contact unit contacts the roll from upstream in the guide direction, and, in feeding the sheet, the sheet is fed from the roll supported by the support portion.
Claims14
A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:
- a support portion including arc shaped surface and configured to rotatably support a roll of sheet;
- a first gear disposed on a spool shaft to be inserted into the roll to support the roll with the support portion;
- a guide portion including a slope portion and configured to, in loading the roll, guide the spool shaft in a guide direction from above the support portion to the support portion;
- a second gear disposed on the support portion and configured to be engaged with the first gear;
- a motor configured to rotate the second gear;
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- a roller configured to contact an outer periphery of the roll supported by the support portion,
- wherein the roller is configured to contact the roll from upstream in the guide direction, and, in feeding the sheet, the sheet is fed from the roll supported by the support portion.
A recording apparatus comprising:
- a support portion including arc shaped surface and configured to rotatably support a roll of sheet;
- a first gear disposed on a spool shaft to be inserted into the roll to support the roll with the support portion;
- a recording unit configured to record an image on the sheet fed from the roll supported by the support portion;
- a guide portion including a slope portion and configured to, in loading the roll, guide the spool shaft in a guide direction from above the support portion to the support portion;
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- a second gear disposed on the support portion and configured to be engaged with the first gear;
- a motor configured to rotate the second gear;
- a roller configured to contact an outer periphery of the roll supported by the support portion,
- wherein the roller is configured to contact the roll from upstream in the guide direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.