Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus incorporating same

A sheet feeding device, comprising:

• a sheet carrying unit to carry thereon a sheet stack;
• an attraction separation and conveyance device to electrostatically attract an uppermost sheet of the sheet stack and separate and convey the uppermost sheet from the sheet stack, entirely disposed within an upstream end and a central position in a sheet conveying direction of the sheet stack in a state in which the sheet stack is located at a sheet carrying position and having a minimum sheet size compatible with the sheet feeding device;
• and
• a sheet conveying device, disposed immediately downstream from the attraction separation and conveyance device in the sheet conveying direction, including a roller pair for nipping and further conveying the uppermost sheet separated and conveyed by the attraction separation and conveyance device;
• wherein the sheet conveying device further includes a belt wound around a plurality of rollers, and
• the plurality of rollers includes a downstream roller and an upstream roller serving as a driven roller and a driven roller, respectively.