Patent ID: 8342515

Claim:
A feeding device comprising: a pressure plate on which recording media are loaded; feeding means for feeding the recording media loaded on the pressure plate; a regulating member configured to regulate a position of a side edge of the recording media loaded on the pressure plate; supporting means for supporting the regulating member, the supporting means having a bottom portion on which the recording media loaded on the pressure plate are partially loaded; conveying means for conveying the recording medium fed by the feeding means; and moving means for separating the regulating member from the side edge of the recording media loaded on the pressure plate, wherein the feeding means starts to feed the recording medium while the position of the side edge of the recording media is being regulated by the regulating member, and wherein the moving means moves the regulating member without moving the bottom portion; and the moving means separates the regulating member from the side edge of the recording media after the conveying means starts to convey the recording medium.