Patent ID: 7100915

Claim:
A paper feeding apparatus of an image forming device, comprising: a frame constituting a main body; a paper feeder rotatably disposed with respect to the frame to stack sheets of paper; a transporting unit having a pickup roller to pick up a sheet of paper stacked in the paper feeder, and a feed roller to transport the sheet of paper picked up by the pickup roller; and a feeder opening and closing unit automatically rotating the paper feeder between a storage position and a paper feeding-standby position employing a driving source driving the transporting unit, the storage position being a position where the paper feeder is in close contact with the frame to minimize an installation space therefor, and the paper feeding-standby position being a position where the paper feeder is separated from the frame to allow the sheet of paper to be picked up by the pickup roller, wherein the feeder opening and closing unit comprises at least one hinge bracket rotatably connecting the paper feeder to a pickup roller shaft, on which the pickup roller is installed.