Patent ID: 9656818
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B65H

Claim:
1. A paper feeding device of an image forming device for use with paper, the paper feeding device of the image forming device comprising: a paper stacking plate on which the paper is stacked; a flotation air blowing unit structured to float the stacked uppermost paper through air blowing; a feeding mechanism structured to feed the floated uppermost paper in a paper feeding direction, wherein the flotation air blowing unit floats an end of the stacked uppermost paper, the end being on the downstream side in the paper feeding direction; a separation air blowing unit structured to blow, toward the upstream side in the paper feeding direction, an end of other paper floated together with the floated uppermost paper to separate the other paper from the uppermost paper, the end being on the downstream side in the paper feeding direction; a rear end regulating member which abuts on an end of the stacked paper to regulate a position of the end, the end being on the upstream side in the paper feeding direction; and a load member structured to press the upstream side in the paper feeding direction of the stacked uppermost paper, wherein the load member is structured to prevent a movement of the paper by a blowing of the separation air blowing unit from the downstream side in the paper feeding direction to the upstream side in the paper feeding direction, and the load member is spaced apart from the rear end regulating member, wherein the load member is structured to apply pressure from above to the end of the stacked uppermost paper, the end being on the upstream side in the paper feeding direction, wherein the load member comprises a flexible member which contacts with the uppermost paper, and wherein flexibility of the flexible member applies pressure to the uppermost paper.