Patent ID: 7950650

Claim:
A feeding device comprising: a mounting portion which mounts media thereon; a feeding roller which feeds the mounted media; an edge-guide which moves in a widthwise direction of the mounted media which traverses to a feeding direction of the mounted media and aligns both sides of the mounted media; and a curve-imparting portion which selectively imparts a curve to the mounted media in a direction which intersects a moving direction of the edge-guide according to a cam which causes the curve-imparting portion to move towards or away from the mounting portion on which the media is mounted so that the curve-imparting portion is moved towards the mounted media and a curve is imparted to the mounted media when the edge-guide is being traversed in the feeding direction so as to properly align the mounted media, while the curve-imparting portion is moved away from the mounting portion on which the media is mounted and the curve is released after the edge-guide stops moving and the mounted media is properly aligned.