Patent ID: 7913998

Claim:
A recording material guiding device for guiding a recordings material comprising: a tray in which the recording material is stacked; a feed roller which feeds the stacked recording material in a feeding direction; a first guide member which is configured to come in contact with one side of the recording material for restricting movement of the recording material; a second guide member which is configured to come in contact with another side of the recording material for restricting movement of the stacked recording material, the second guide member being movable in a direction perpendicular to the feeding direction; a hopper which is capable of causing the stacked recording material to be brought into contact with and moved away from the feed roller, wherein the first guide member and the second guide member are disposed on the hopper; and a moving direction converting mechanism which converts a force for causing the hopper to be brought into contact with and move away from the feed roller into a force for causing the second guide member to move in the direction perpendicular to the feeding direction, wherein the second guide member moves from a first position to a second position to form a gap between the second guide member and the another side end of the recording material when the recording material is fed by the feed roller.