Patent ID: 7784780

Claim:
A manual sheet-feeding device comprising: an apparatus body having an exterior surface, a sheet feeding opening for inserting a sheet into the apparatus body, and an opening for inserting the sheet into the sheet feeding opening, the sheet feeding opening has a bottom surface that serves as a sheet guiding surface that supports the sheet and guides the sheet into the apparatus body while being positioned below the sheet; and an adjusting member that is positioned in the sheet feeding opening and that does not extend out of the exterior surface, that is movable in a direction substantially orthogonal to a direction of insertion of the sheet into the sheet feeding opening for adjusting a position of the sheet, and that guides the sheet in interior of the apparatus body, the adjusting member includes: a lower guiding member that slidably rests on the bottom surface, and that is configured to support an edge of the sheet that is parallel to the direction of insertion of the sheet into the sheet feeding opening and guide the sheet into the apparatus body while being positioned below the sheet; and a sheet adjusting portion that erects on the lower guiding member and that is configured to adjust a position of the edge and guide the sheet into the apparatus body, wherein the sheet adjusting portion is closer to the opening than the lower guiding member.