This sheet multifeed determination device is capable of accurately
detecting a sheet multifeed state, and the sheet multifeed determination
device includes: a separating member side sheet speed detecting part
which detects a transport speed of a sheet surface on the separating
member side of a sheet transported to a nip unit of a paper feed roll and
a separating member pressure-contacting mutually; a multifeed sheet
detecting part which detects presence of plural sheets in the course of
being transported through the nip unit; and a multifeed state
determination part which determines not to be in a multifeed state of
sheets when the sheet speed detected by the separating member side sheet
speed detecting part is V2.ltoreq.0 and determines to be in the multifeed
state of sheets in the case of V2>0 in a condition where the multifeed
sheet detecting part detects multifed sheets.