Feed apparatus and image recording apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuta Uchino
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AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuta Uchino
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There is provided a feed apparatus including: a fixed support unit having a first support surface configured to support a sheet; a movable support unit having a second support surface configured to support the sheet and configured to move to a first position where the first support surface and the second support surface form one flat surface substantially and to a second position where the second support surface intersects with the first support surface with respect to the fixed support unit; a feed roller configured to feed the sheet supported by the second support surface of the movable support unit positioned at the first position and the first support surface in a feed direction; an arm having one end portion configured to rotatably support the feed roller and the other end portion configured to be swingable with respect to a shaft provided in the fixed support unit; and a separating pad provided at a position, being a position, of the first support surface, including the end on the second support surface side, opposed to the feed roller. The end of a surface of the separating pad on the second support surface side is curved downward rather than the second support surface positioned at the first position.
A feed apparatus configured to feed a sheet, comprising:
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