Patent ID: 7810806

Claim:
A paper feed mechanism comprising: a paper feed cassette storing a paper; and an apparatus body mountable with said paper feed cassette, wherein said apparatus body includes a paper feed roller, a driving portion rotating said paper feed roller in a first direction for feeding said paper and a second direction opposite to said first direction and a control portion controlling said driving portion, said paper feed cassette includes a paper storage portion receiving said paper and said paper storage portion has a paper contact portion integrally formed on a position of a rear-side inner wall surface deviating from the center in the cross direction of said paper by a prescribed distance in the cross direction of said paper, and said control portion is so formed as to control said driving portion for transporting said paper in said second direction with said paper feed roller, bringing the rear end of said paper into contact with said paper contact portion thereby generating torque for said paper, and thereafter transporting said paper in said first direction with said paper feed roller in paper feeding.