Feeding device

A feeding device comprising:

• a hopper, adapted to support a medium;
• a feeder, operable to feed the medium in a first direction;
• a separator, operable to nip the medium with the feeder at a nip point;
• a guide, having a guide surface which guides the medium in the first direction and is provided with a recessed portion at a downstream side of the nip point in the first direction;
• and
• at least two levers, operable to pivot in a pivoting area that includes a point corresponding to the nip point in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and arranged in the second direction, wherein
• the guide provided with the recessed portion is disposed between the levers, and
• the levers are controlled so that end portions of the levers are positioned so as to correspond to the recessed portion in the second direction after a leading end of the medium has passed through the nip point, and
• the guide surface includes top surfaces of a plurality of ribs which are arranged in the second direction with a prescribed interval, and
• at least one of the ribs which is adjacent to the levers is provided with the recessed portion.