Patent ID: 8727338

Claim:
A supply device comprising: a supply roller that supplies a medium; a prevention member that, when in a first posture, prevents the medium from being supplied by the supply roller, and that, when in a second posture different from the first posture, allows the medium to be supplied by the supply roller; a restriction member that, when located at a determined position, restricts a shift of the prevention member from the first posture to the second posture; a rotatably supported rotary member that comprises first and second projecting portions, when rotated, moves the restriction member located at the determined position by the first projecting portion and releases the restriction on the prevention member imposed by the restriction member, and thereafter moves the supply roller by the second projecting portion and brings the supply roller into contact with the medium; and a lever receiving member configured to receive the second projecting portion, wherein the second projecting portion contacts with the lever receiving member, to move the supply roller, after the first projecting portion contacts to move the restriction member.