Sheet container, sheet conveying device incorporating the sheet container, and image forming apparatus incorporating the sheet conveying device

A sheet container comprising:

• a bottom plate disposed movable and having a bottom plate-side contact portion;
• a regulating body configured to regulate a position of a trailing end of a sheet;
• and
• a holding body configured to hold the regulating body, the holding body including a holding body-side contact portion, a bottom plate connecting body having a connecting portion to be connected with the bottom plate, a regulation moving body having a holding portion to hold the regulating body and movable in a sheet feeding direction with respect to the bottom plate connecting body, and a holding body securing device to secure the regulation moving body to the bottom plate connecting body;
• and
• a container housing configured to contain the sheet, the container housing including a downstream housing forming a portion on a downstream side in the sheet feeding direction, an upstream housing forming a portion on an upstream side in the sheet feeding direction and movable along the sheet feeding direction with respect to the downstream housing, and a housing securing body to secure the upstream housing to the downstream housing, wherein
• the bottom plate and the holding body have a gap between the bottom plate-side contact portion of the bottom plate and the holding body-side contact portion of the holding body in a state in which the bottom plate is not rotated,
• the bottom plate-side contact portion of the bottom plate and the holding body-side contact portion of the holding body come into contact with each other along with rotation of the bottom plate, and
• the holding body moves to the downstream side in the sheet feeding direction in conjunction with the rotation of the bottom plate.