Sheet feeding device, sheet containing device, and image forming apparatus

摘要

A sheet feeding device includes a loading section on which sheets are loaded, a delivery section that sequentially delivers the sheets from a top of a stack of the sheets having a side surface loaded on the loading section, a blowing section that has a blowing opening, which opens opposite the side surface of the stack of sheets loaded on the loading section, and that blows air toward the side surface of the stack of sheets through the blowing opening, an inclination section that causes the stack of sheets loaded on the loading section to be inclined in accordance with the quantity of the sheets loaded on the loading section, and a setting section that sets a position of the blowing opening of the blowing section in accordance with an amount of inclination of the stack of sheets that are inclined by the inclination section.

主权项

1. A sheet feeding device comprising:
a loading section, sheets being loaded on the loading section; a delivery section configured to sequentially deliver the sheets from a top of a stack of the sheets loaded on the loading section, the stack of sheets having a side surface; a blowing section comprising a blowing opening facing the side surface of the stack of sheets loaded on the loading section and configured to blow air toward the side surface of the stack of sheets through the blowing opening; an inclination section configured to rotate the stack of sheets loaded on the loading section in accordance with the quantity of the sheets loaded on the loading section; and a setting section configured to rotate the blowing opening of the blowing section in accordance with an amount of rotation of the stack of sheets that are inclined by the inclination section.