Patent ID: 7891656

Claim:
A sheet feeding apparatus with a sheet releasing mechanism, said sheet feeding apparatus comprising: a casing having a first sidewall and a second sidewall; a sheet feeding channel arranged between said first sidewall and said second sidewall; a sheet pick-up module comprising a sheet separation roller and a sheet separation slice; and a driving shaft connected to said sheet pick-up module for driving said sheet separation roller, wherein both terminals of said driving shaft are respectively coupled to said first sidewall and said sheet releasing mechanism; wherein said sheet releasing mechanism is operated in a sheet-holding status or a sheet-releasing status, and said sheet releasing mechanism comprises: a control lever comprising a protruding part for adjusting said sheet releasing mechanism to be in said sheet-holding status or said sheet-releasing status; and a base disposed on said second sidewall for supporting said control lever, and comprising a first restriction groove and a second restriction groove for accommodating said protruding part, wherein said sheet releasing mechanism is in said sheet-holding status when said protruding part is accommodated within said first restriction groove, and said sheet releasing mechanism is in said sheet-releasing status when said protruding part is accommodated within said second restriction groove.