Patent ID: 7992861

Claim:
A recording medium supply apparatus comprising: a conveyance member that conveys a recording medium, the conveyance member including a main body and a deforming member, each of the main body and the deforming member being formed coaxially in a cylindrical shape; a retard member, in contact with the conveyance member, that forms a contact portion between the deforming member of the conveyance member and the retard member and retards the recording medium by holding the recording medium at the contact portion, the retard member has a retard member axis; and wherein the deforming member contacts the recording medium before the recording medium contacts the contact portion, wherein the deforming member has a diameter larger than the main body, wherein the deforming member rotates along with sheet conveyance on the retard member axis to contact the recording medium and away from the recording medium to a position off the retard member axis.