Patent ID: 8727342

Claim:
A feeding device, comprising: a carrying roller configured to carry a top sheet from a bundle of loaded sheets in a conveying direction; a reverse roller configured to transfer subsequent sheets subsequently layered beneath the top sheet in a direction opposite to the conveying direction while the top sheet is carried in the conveying direction; and an end fence configured to restrict rear end positions of the subsequent sheets transferred in the direction opposite to the conveying direction, wherein the end fence includes: an upper contacting member configured to come into contact with an upper surface of the top sheet; and a restricting member extending from the upper contacting member along a rear end surface of the bundle of the loaded sheets and configured to stop rear ends of the sheets by allowing the rear ends of the sheets to come into contact with the restricting member, the restricting member and the upper contacting member of the end fence having a longitudinal length that is configured to span a width of the sheets, the upper contacting member and the restricting member of the end fence being upwardly foldable to allow the longitudinal length of the end fence to be changeable to match a width of different sizes of sheets, the end fence being arranged above the top sheet of the bundle of the loaded sheets, the upwardly foldable upper contacting member and restricting member pivoting on a pivot axis that is about parallel to the conveying direction.