Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:

• an apparatus body;
• a sheet feed portion feeding a sheet;
• a sheet storage portion in which sheets fed by the sheet feed portion are stored and which is provided in the apparatus body to be capable of being mounted and drawn;
• and
• a resistance unit that is provided on one of the sheet storage portion and the apparatus body, and applies a resistance force against the sheet storage portion while the sheet storage portion is being mounted toward a feed position to which the sheet is capable of being fed by the sheet feed portion, the resistance unit including:
• a link member that is pivoted by coming in contact with the other of the sheet storage portion and the apparatus body while the sheet storage portion is being mounted on the apparatus body toward the feed position, and is formed such that a distance between a normal line in an contact surface with the other of the sheet storage portion and the apparatus body and a pivot center becomes longer as the sheet storage portion approaches the feed position;
• a linear type oil damper generating the resistance force through a linear operation in accordance with the pivoting of the link member;
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• a transmitting member that is provided between the link member and the linear type oil damper, linearly moves due to the pivoting of the link member, and transmits the pivoting of the link member to the linear type oil damper.