Sheet material feeding device and recording apparatus

A sheet material feeding device comprising:

• a supporting unit that supports a plurality of sheet materials in a stacked manner;
• a first separating bevel having an inclined plane inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a supporting surface of the supporting unit and separating the sheet material coming into abutment with the inclined plane;
• a pickup roller that feeds the sheet material toward the first separating bevel by coming into contact with the topmost sheet material from among the sheet materials supported by the supporting unit and being rotated thereon, wherein the pickup roller contacts with an area of the topmost sheet which is at predetermined distance from an edge of the topmost sheet, and wherein the pickup roller applies a load to the topmost sheet, and
• a second separating bevel which contacts with the topmost sheet fed by the pickup roller and which is movable by the topmost sheet fed by the pickup roller.