Sheet feeding device including frame, feeding roller, holder holding feeding roller, and stopper configured to restrict movement of holder and having sloped surface

A sheet feeding device comprising:

• a frame;
• a feeding roller rotatable about an axis extending in an axial direction, the feeding roller being configured to feed a sheet;
• a holder holding the feeding roller, the holder being attachable to the frame, the holder attached to the frame being movable in the axial direction relative to the frame between:
• a non-detachable position in which the holder is non-detachable from the frame;
• and
• a detachable position in which the holder is detachable from the frame;
• and
• a stopper movable between:
• a restricting position in which the stopper restricts the holder from moving in a specific direction, the specific direction being a direction from the non-detachable position toward the detachable position;
• and
• an allowing position in which the stopper allows the holder to move in the specific direction,
• wherein the stopper has a sloped surface sloped relative to the axial direction so as to extend downward toward a downstream side in the specific direction, the sloped surface being configured to contact a portion of the holder on the downstream side in the specific direction,
• wherein the stopper comprises:
• a rib protruding in a direction orthogonal to a moving direction in which the stopper is movable, the rib being usable by a user to move the stopper in the moving direction,
• wherein the holder comprises:
• a cover holding the feeding roller, the cover having a recess, the recess being juxtaposed with the rib in the axial direction in a state where the holder is at the non-detachable position and the stopper is at the restricting position,
• wherein the cover further has an upper surface, and
• wherein in a state where the stopper is at the restricting position, the recess is recessed downward from the upper surface of the cover.

A sheet feeding device comprising:

• a frame;
• a feeding roller rotatable about an axis extending in an axial direction, the feeding roller being configured to feed a sheet;
• a holder holding the feeding roller, the holder being attachable to the frame, the holder attached to the frame being movable in the axial direction relative to the frame between:
• a non-detachable position in which the holder is non-detachable from the frame;
• and
• a detachable position in which the holder is detachable from the frame;
• and
• a stopper pivotally movable about a pivot axis extending in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction between:
• a restricting position in which the stopper restricts the holder from moving in a specific direction, the specific direction being a direction from the non-detachable position toward the detachable position;
• and
• an allowing position in which the stopper allows the holder to move in the specific direction,
• wherein the stopper has a sloped surface sloped relative to the axial direction so as to extend downward toward a downstream side in the specific direction, the sloped surface being configured to contact a portion of the holder on the downstream side in the specific direction, and
• wherein the frame comprises:
• a restricting piece positioned further downward relative to the pivot axis of the stopper, the restricting piece being configured to contact the stopper positioned at the allowing position to restrict the stopper from moving from the allowing position in a direction away from the restricting position.