Patent ID: 8267394
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet feeding device, comprising: a sheet feeder to feed and convey a sheet from a sheet container toward an image forming device, the sheet feeder including: a contact and separation drive unit to swing the sheet feeder to make the attraction belt of the belt unit contact with and separate from the sheet stack; and a swing range adjuster including an adjuster drive unit, a drive gear to transmit a drive force from the drive unit, and a rack mounted on a shaft of the second tension roller for meshing with the drive gear, the swing range adjuster adjusting a range of swing of the belt unit with respect to the side holder between a sheet contact position at which the attraction belt contacts an uppermost sheet of the sheet stack and a sheet separation position at which the contact and separation drive unit causes the attraction belt with the uppermost sheet attracted thereto to separate from the sheet stack.