MEDIUM SUPPLY DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium supply device and an image formation apparatus which suppress multi-feeding of media at the time of conveying the media.SOLUTION: This invention relates to a medium supply device 10 which comprises a medium loading part 101 storing media in a laminated manner and supplies the media on the medium loading part 101 to the external device. The medium supply device 10 comprises: a medium guide 102; a medium conveyance member 105; a medium separation part 106 which regulates multi-feeding following conveyance of the medium at the lowest position; a medium detection sensor 107 which detects arrival of the medium at the lowest position on the downstream side with respect to the medium separation part 106; a lifting member 103 which lifts the media stored in the medium loading part 101 from the lower direction at the position on the downstream side with respect to the medium guide 102 and on the upstream side with respect to the medium separation part 106; and control means which drives the lifting member 103 in accordance with detection of the medium detection sensor 107.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1 【課題】媒体を搬送する際に、媒体の重送を抑制する媒体供給装置及び画像形成装置を提供する。【解決手段】媒体を積層して収納する媒体積載部１０１を有し、媒体積載部１０１の媒体を外部装置に供給する媒体供給装置１０に関する。媒体供給装置１０は、媒体ガイド１０２と、媒体搬送部材１０５と、最下位の媒体の搬送に伴う重送を規制する媒体分離部１０６と、媒体分離部１０６よりも下流側で最下位の媒体の到達を検知する媒体検知センサ１０７と、媒体ガイド１０２よりも下流側で、かつ媒体分離部１０６よりも上流側の位置で、媒体積載部１０１に収納されている媒体を下方向から持ち上げる持ち上げ部材１０３と、媒体検知センサ１０７の検知に応じて持ち上げ部材１０３を駆動する制御手段とを有する。【選択図】図１