PAPER FEEDER AND IMAGE FORMING DEVICE PROVIDED WITH PAPER FEEDER

摘要

PURPOSE:To provide a paper feeder wherein cost reduction can be achieved by horizontally rotating a plurality of sheet receiving means to realize miniaturization and space saving and further to eliminate necessity of a particular sheet conveying route and also to provide a paper feeder for building this paper feeder in an almost cylindrical case unit to perform smooth rotary action and an image forming device provided with the paper feeder. CONSTITUTION:A device comprises a plurality of sheet receiving means arranged in the same horizontal surface, single paper feed means (paper feed unit 27) for feeding a sheet separated one by one from the sheet receiving means selected in a plurality of the sheet receiving means and a rotary moving means (drive part 25) for moving a plurality of the sheet receiving means rotated integrally in a horizontal direction relating to the paper feed means.