Patent ID: 9676575
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: B65H

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a plate on which a sheet is placed, the plate being movable up and down; a lift unit configured to move the plate up and down; a feeding unit configured to come into contact with the sheet placed on the plate which is moved up by the lift unit, wherein the feeding unit rotates to feed the sheet with which the feeding unit contacts; a driving unit configured to rotate to drive the lift unit and the feeding unit; and a control unit configured to control the driving unit so that the driving unit rotates; and a separating portion arranged on the plate for separating a plurality of sheets, wherein a friction coefficient of the separating portion is higher than a friction coefficient of the plate, wherein in a case where the feeding unit contacts with the separating portion arranged on the plate in a state where no sheet is placed on the plate and the feeding unit cannot rotate while the control unit controls the driving unit so that the driving unit rotates at a first rotation speed, the control unit controls the driving unit so that the driving unit rotates at a second rotation speed slower than the first rotation speed and faster than zero.