Abstract: A recording member feeding device feeds a recording member such as a sheet in an image recording apparatus such as a copying machine. The recording member feeding device has a feeding rotary unit, a driving unit for driving the feeding rotary unit, and a driving power transmitting unit for transmitting he power of the driving unit to the feeding rotary unit. The recording member feeding device further has a rotation detecting unit for detecting the number of rotations of a rotary part in the rotary driving unit or in the driving power transmitting unit. The feeding rotary unit feeds the recording member by a length which is determined by the number of complete rotations detected by the rotation detecting units.

Abstract: A document feed-in device for an electronic typewriter comprises a lower guide member for guiding a document towards a typing line on a platen cylinder and a plate or bar member for guiding the document beyond the typing line. The plate or bar member is carried by two movable levers for moving that member away from the platen cylinder and at the same time actuating a switch for signalling the presence of the document to the electronic control means of the machine, to cause rotation of the platen cylinder so that the document goes beyond the typing line by a predetermined distance such that the top edge of the document is moved into a region in which it is engaged by the plate or bar member to permit typing in a region immediately adjacent to the top edge of the document.