Patent ID: 9085427
Filing Date: 2015-07-21
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A feeding device comprising: a drive source; a feed roller configured to feed stacked sheets; a first transmission unit configured to transmit driving force of the drive source to the feed roller; a separating inclined surface configured to separate a sheet having been fed by the feed roller; a separating member, having a surface for separating a sheet having been fed by the feed roller from the other sheets, configured to be capable of setting a separating position where the surface of the separating member protrudes from the separating inclined surface so as to be in contact with a sheet for separating the sheet from the other sheets and a retracting position where the surface of the separating member does not protrude from the separating inclined surface such that the separating inclined surface being in contact with a sheet to separate the sheet from the other sheets; a moving unit configured to move the separating member to the separating position and the retracting position; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit driving force of the drive source to the moving unit to work the moving unit, wherein the second transmission unit includes a first part and a second part which receive driving force from a third transmission unit, transmits driving force received at the first part to the moving unit to move the separating member from the retracting position to the separating position, and transmits driving force received at the second part to the moving unit to move the separating member from the separating position to the retracting position, and wherein the second transmission unit does not transmit driving force received at the first part when the separating member is at the separating position, and does not transmit driving force received at the second part when the separating member is at the retracting position.