PAPER FEED APPARATUS, IMAGE READING APPARATUS COMPRISING PAPER FEED APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS COMPRISING PAPER FEED APPARATUS

摘要

A paper feed apparatus includes a paper feeding portion that sends-out a paper placed in a paper placing tray, and is used in an image forming apparatus such as a multifunction machine. The paper feed apparatus comprises a first regulating portion and a second regulating portion that are arranged in the vicinity of a downstream side of a paper feeding position by the paper feeding portion. The first regulating portion is arranged outside a second width paper passage area to regulate a movement of a first width paper such as A4 paper placed in the paper placing tray toward a feeding direction. On the other hand, the second regulating portion is arranged inside the second width paper passage area to regulate a movement of a second width paper such as a name card placed in the paper placing tray toward a feeding direction. Since there are provided with the first regulating portion and the second regulating portion that are arranged outside and inside the second width paper passage area, the second width paper such as a name card can be adequately fed in addition to the first width paper such as A4 paper.

主权项

1. A paper feed apparatus that feeds a paper placed in a paper placing tray, comprising:
a pickup roller that is provided movably between a standby position and an operation position and sends-out a paper placed in the paper placing tray; a pickup holder that is provided movably between the standby position and the operation position and holds the pickup roller rotatably; a first regulating portion that regulates a movement of the paper placed in the paper placing tray in a feeding direction, in a downstream side of a feeding position by the pickup roller in a paper feeding direction and out of a width of the pickup holder in a direction orthogonally intersecting the paper feeding direction; and a second regulating portion that regulates the movement of the paper placed in the paper placing tray in the feeding direction, in the downstream side of the feeding position by the pickup roller in the paper feeding direction and within the width of the pickup holder in the direction orthogonally intersecting the paper feeding direction.