Image forming apparatus and feeding apparatus

A feeding apparatus comprising:

• a feeding member configured to feed a recording material placed on a tray;
• a first conveying member configured to convey the recording material that has been fed by the feeding member;
• a separation member configured to form a nip portion together with the first conveying member and separate a plurality of recording materials from each other at the nip portion;
• a second conveying member configured to convey the recording material that has been conveyed by the first conveying member;
• and
• a control unit configured to control a feeding operation performed by the feeding member,
• wherein the control unit controls the feeding operation such that a first recording material placed on the tray is fed and a second recording material, which is placed on the tray and is to be fed next to the first recording material, is fed so that, before a rear edge of the first recording material passes the nip portion, a front edge of the second recording material passes the nip portion in a state in which the first recording material and the second recording material partially overlap, and
• wherein the control unit performs control to stop the feeding operation performed by the feeding member and the first conveying member on the second recording material and to cause the second conveying member to convey the first recording material so that the rear edge of the first recording material is separated from the front edge of the second recording material before the front edge of the second recording material reaches the second conveying member.