PAPER FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS ADOPTING THE SAME

摘要

A paper feeding apparatus of an image forming apparatus is provided. The paper feeding apparatus includes a pickup unit configured to rotate about a first axis, a swing member configured to rotate about a second axis, and to move the pickup unit from a contact location to a separation location by pressing the pickup unit, an elastic member configured to provide an elastic force to the swing member, and a rotation limiter configured to limit a rotation angle at which the swing member rotates, wherein a momentum of the swing member is less than a momentum of the pickup unit, while the swing member presses the pickup unit and rotates.

主权项

1. A paper feeding apparatus of an image forming apparatus, the paper feeding apparatus comprising:
a pickup unit comprising a pickup roller, and at least a part of the pickup unit configured to rotate about a first axis and to move between a contact location at which the pickup roller contacts a recording medium and a separation location at which the pickup roller is separate from the recording medium; a swing member configured to rotate about a second axis, and to move the pickup unit from the contact location to the separation location by pressing the pickup unit; an elastic member configured to provide an elastic force to the swing member so that the swing member rotates about the second axis; and a rotation limiter configured to limit a rotation angle at which the swing member rotates, wherein a momentum of the swing member is less than a momentum of the pickup unit while the swing member presses the pickup unit and rotates.