Patent ID: 8662495

Claim:
A medium feeding device comprising: a loading member on which a medium is loaded; a holding member that includes: gas suction openings facing the medium that is loaded on the loading member, and a suction unit that is connected to the gas suction openings and performs suction of gas, the holding member being configured to attract the medium while suction is performed; a blocking unit that blocks the suction of gas through at least one of the gas suction openings corresponding to a position at an outer side of the medium when the medium is attracted to the holding member by suction; a first flow path that connects the suction and the gas suction opening that corresponds to a position at an inner side of the medium; and a second flow path that connects the suction unit and the gas suction opening that corresponds to a position at the outer side of the medium, wherein the blocking unit includes a blocking member that loses the second flow path when the medium is attracted to the holding member by suction.