Paper feed device having retractable separating pawls

摘要

A paper feed device includes a paper cassette with separating pawls which can be detachably mounted on the paper feed section of an apparatus body. The separating pawls are retractable out of a sheet-separating position in response to detachment of the cassette from the paper feed section, and positionable into a sheet-separating position in response to mounting of the cassette on the paper feed section.