Sheet feeding apparatus and sheet processing apparatus

摘要

A sheet feeding apparatus and a sheet processing apparatus is provided, in which there are provided in an edge area of an opening 16 a guide groove 12b for guiding insertion of a separating pad unit 18 into the opening 16 from the side on which a sheet feeding roller 6 is disposed and a rotation regulating groove 15c for regulating a rotation regulating fitting shaped portion 15a provided in the separating pad unit 18 to be guided by the guiding groove 12b to be inserted in the opening 16 to locate the separating pad unit 18 in a position in the opening 16 where the separating pad unit 18 should be accommodated, whereby a sheet feeding apparatus and a sheet processing apparatus with improvement of usability as well as improvement of sheet feeding performance are realized.