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This specification discloses an automatic original feeding device for automatically feeding an original to an optical processing station in an image forming apparatus body. The automatic original feeding device is characterized by original feeding means having a guide for guiding the original to the optical processing station, conveying means for conveying the original guided by the guide to the optical processing station, and drive transmitting means for driving the conveying means by movement of the original carriage of the image forming apparatus, and change-over means for selectively restraining the original feeding means with respect to the image forming apparatus body or the original carriage. The specification also discloses an image forming apparatus provided with such automatic original feeding device. The optical processing station refers to a station for optically processing the original, such as the exposure station of an electrophotographic copying apparatus or the reading station of a facsimile apparatus, an optical character reading apparatus or the like. The image forming apparatus refers to an apparatus for recording the surface of an original, such as an electrophotographic copying apparatus, a facsimile apparatus or an optical character reading apparatus. The original refers to a member having information to be recorded or transmitted.
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