FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A feeding device includes a stacking member, a raising device, a feeding member, an interlocking device including a sheet contact portion, a switching device, a holding member, and a movement device. The feeding member is movable between contact and retracting positions, and rotates in contact with a sheet stacked on the stacking member in a state of being located at the contact position. The sheet contact portion contacts the stacked sheet, and moves by being pressed against the stacked sheet where the raising device raises the stacking member. The switching device switches the raising device between a permitted state and a regulated state. The movement device moves the feeding member to the retracting position above the contact position by moving the holding member. The raising device does not change from the regulated state to the permitted state when the movement device moves the feeding member to the retracting position.

主权项

1. A feeding device comprising:
a stacking member configured to stack a sheet thereon; a raising device configured to raise the stacking member; a feeding member configured to be movable between a contact position and a retracting position, and rotate in contact with the sheet stacked on the stacking member in a state of being located at the contact position to feed the sheet; an interlocking device including a sheet contact portion configured to contact the sheet stacked on the stacking member, and configured to move by being pressed against the sheet stacked on the stacking member in a case where the raising device raises the stacking member; a switching device configured to mechanically switch the raising device between a permitted state where the stacking member is permitted to rise and a regulated state where the rise of the stacking member is regulated according to a position of the interlocking device; a holding member configured to hold the feeding member and the interlocking device; and a movement device configured to move the feeding member to the retracting position above the contact position by moving the holding member, wherein the raising device does not change from the regulated state to the permitted state when the movement device moves the feeding member to the retracting position by moving the holding member.