A paper feeding device comprising: - a storage surface for a stack of papers and being adapted to be moved vertically between a first, lower end position and a second, upper end position, - a feeding roll for feeding papers from their position on the storage surface and imparting an uppermost sheet of paper a horizontal displacement, - a first mounting device comprising a first vertically movable housing adapted to mount or suspend a first end of the feeding roll , - a second mounting device comprising a second vertically movable housing adapted to mount or suspend a second end of the feeding roll opposite to the first end of the feeding roll, - wherein the first and second housings are pivotable independently of each other, - a driving axle which is rotationally driven by means of a motor arrangement, wherein the driving axle is adapted to impart a rotation to the feeding roll via an intermediate axle , which is rotationally journalled in the first housing and provided at a distance from the driving axle, and - a toothed belt provided between a toothed first end portion of the driving axle and a toothed portion of the intermediate axle , - wherein the feeding roll is adapted to be brought to rotate together with the intermediate axle while the longitudinal directions of the feeding roll and the intermediate axle may differ, allowing some flexibility of the orientation of the feeding roll relatively to the first mounting device , characterized in that the outer end portion of the intermediate axle is provided with two recesses adapted to receive a respective radial pin provided at the outer end portion of the feeding roll, wherein the driving axle with a toothed end portion extends through the first pivotable housing . - a storage surface for a stack of papers and being adapted to be moved vertically between a first, lower end position and a second, upper end position, - a feeding roll for feeding papers from their position on the storage surface and imparting an uppermost sheet of paper a horizontal displacement, - a first mounting device comprising a first vertically movable housing adapted to mount or suspend a first end of the feeding roll , - a second mounting device comprising a second vertically movable housing adapted to mount or suspend a second end of the feeding roll opposite to the first end of the feeding roll, - wherein the first and second housings are pivotable independently of each other, - a driving axle which is rotationally driven by means of a motor arrangement, wherein the driving axle is adapted to impart a rotation to the feeding roll via an intermediate axle , which is rotationally journalled in the first housing and provided at a distance from the driving axle, and - a toothed belt provided between a toothed first end portion of the driving axle and a toothed portion of the intermediate axle , - wherein the feeding roll is adapted to be brought to rotate together with the intermediate axle while the longitudinal directions of the feeding roll and the intermediate axle may differ, allowing some flexibility of the orientation of the feeding roll relatively to the first mounting device , characterized in that the outer end portion of the intermediate axle is provided with two recesses adapted to receive a respective radial pin provided at the outer end portion of the feeding roll, wherein the driving axle with a toothed end portion extends through the first pivotable housing . <EOS>