| 摘要 |
A paper feeding apparatus capable of preventing noises generated when picking up and transferring paper, and an image forming apparatus (100) having the same. The paper feeding apparatus according to the present invention comprises a pickup unit (132), which is disposed upstream of a paper cassette (31) relative to the direction in which the uppermost sheet of paper loaded in the paper cassette (31) moves, to pick up the uppermost sheet of paper, and a lifting unit (133) which lifts the sheet of paper vertically to reduce friction between the paper and the paper beneath it when the pickup unit (132) picks up the sheets of paper. |
