Patent ID: 7677556

Claim:
A sheet feeding apparatus having a feed tray closably provided for an apparatus main body and a sheet feeding roller which moves to one of a sheet feeding position which is projected from a side surface of the apparatus main body adapted to feed the sheet and a standby position which is inside of the apparatus main body in association with opening/closure of the feed tray, the sheet feeding apparatus comprising: a feeding arm which is rotatably axially supported to the apparatus main body, and which feeding arm holds the sheet feeding roller; a hinge member rotatably supported on the apparatus main body, and which hinge member holds the feed tray; and a gear train which transfers a rotation of the opening/closing operation of the feed tray to the feeding arm, the gear train including a first gear which rotates in an interlocking relational manner with the opening/closure of the feed tray, a second gear which is integrally arranged at the feeding arm, and an interlocking gear which comes into engagement with each of the first gear and the second gear, wherein the gear train transfers the rotation to the feeding arm from the feeding tray so as to move the sheet feeding roller to the sheet feeding position in association with opening of the feed tray and to move the sheet feeding roller to the standby position in association with closure of the feed tray.