Sheet supplying apparatus which regulates tip end of sheet by first and second abutment means

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• sheet supporting means for supporting sheets;
• first abutment means and second abutment means both of which are disposed along a tip end of the sheets supported by said supporting means for regulating the tip end of the sheets, said first abutment means having a first sheet abutment surface and said second abutment means having a second sheet abutment surface, wherein an angle between a surface of the sheet supported by said sheet supporting means and the second sheet abutment surface is smaller than an angle between the surface of the sheet supported by said sheet supporting means and the first sheet abutment surface, and wherein said second sheet abutment surface is displaceable between a sheet regulating position and a sheet non-regulating position;
• sheet supply means having a semi-circular roller for feeding out the sheet supported by said sheet supporting means and regulated by said first and second abutment means positioned in the regulating position, wherein said second abutment means is displaced to the sheet non-regulating position when said sheet supply means feeds out the sheet;
• separation means disposed downstream of said sheet supply means for separating the sheets fed out by said sheet supply means;
• convey means disposed downstream of said separation means for conveying the sheet separated by said separation means;
• guide means for guiding the separated sheet to said coney means;
• and
• an image forming means for forming an image on the sheet fed out by said sheet supply means;
• wherein, when conveying the separated sheet by said convey means, the sheet, guided by said guide means, is facing the cut portion of the semi-circular roller and remote from said second abutment means returned from the sheet non-regulating position to the sheet regulating position.

A sheet supplying apparatus comprising:

• sheet supporting means for supporting sheets;
• first abutment means and second abutment means both of which are disposed along a tip end of the sheets supported by said supporting means for regulating the tip end of the sheets, said first abutment means having a first sheet abutment surface and said second abutment means having a second sheet abutment surface, wherein an angle between a surface of the sheets supported by said sheet supporting means and the second abutment surface is smaller than an angle between the surface of the sheets supported by said sheet supporting means and the first sheet abutment surface, and wherein said second abutment means is constituted by a elastically deformable member;
• sheet supply means having a semi-circular roller for feeding out the sheets supported by said sheet supporting means and regulated by said first abutment means and by said second abutment means positioned in the regulating position, wherein said second abutment means is elastically deformed by the sheets fed out by said sheet supply means;
• separation means disposed downstream of said sheet supply means for separating the sheets fed out by said sheet supply means;
• convey means disposed downstream of said separation means for conveying the sheets separated by said separation means;
• and
• guide means for guiding the separated sheets to said convey means in a deflective state;
• wherein, when conveying each separated sheet by said convey means, the separated sheet, guided by said guide means in a deflective state, is facing the cut portion of the semi-circular roller and remote from said second abutment means returned from a deformed condition.

An image forming apparatus comprising:

• sheet supporting means for supporting sheets;
• first abutment means and second abutment means both of which are disposed along a tip end of the sheets supported by said supporting means for regulating the tip end of the sheets, said first abutment means having a first sheet abutment surface and said second abutment means having a second sheet abutment surface, wherein an angle between a surface of the sheet supported by said sheet supporting means and the second sheet abutment surface is smaller than an angle between the surface of the sheet supported by said sheet supporting means and the first sheet abutment surface, and wherein said second abutment means is constituted by an elastically deformable member;
• sheet supply means having a semi-circular roller for feeding out the sheet supported by said sheet supporting means and regulated by said first and second abutment means positioned in the regulating position, wherein said second abutment means is elastically deformed by the sheet fed out by said sheet supply means;
• separation means disposed downstream of said sheet supply means for separating the sheets fed out by said sheet supply means;
• convey means disposed downstream of said separation means for conveying the sheet separated by said separation means;
• and
• guide means for guiding the separated sheet to said convey means in a deflective state;
• and
• an image forming means for forming an image on the sheet fed out by said sheet supply means;
• wherein, when conveying the separated sheet by said convey means, the sheet, guided by said guide means in a deflective state, is facing the cut portion of the semi-circular roller and remote from said second abutment means returned from a deformed condition.