Patent ID: 8398071
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet feeding device comprising: (a) a sheet storage section which stores sheets thereon; (b) a leading edge contacting section having a leading edge contacting surface with which a leading edge side in a sheet conveyance direction of the sheets stored in the sheet storage section, comes in contact; (c) a blowing section having an air outlet which blows air to float the sheets from a side surface perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction of the sheets stored; (d) a sucking and conveying section provided at an upward position above the sheet storing section, which sucks the sheet floated by the air from the blowing section, and conveys the sheet over an upper end of the leading edge contacting section; and (e) a rise prevention member provided on a side of the sucking and conveying section, which comes in contact with the sheet floated by the air from the blowing section and prevents a contacting portion of the floated sheet which is in contact with the rise prevention member, from being risen, wherein the rise prevention member is arranged upstream of the leading edge contacting surface in the sheet conveyance direction and downstream of the air outlet in the sheet conveyance direction.