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US 10,865,063 B2Granted
Sheet storage device and image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRyosuke Takahashi
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Abstract
There is provided a sheet storage device including a regulation unit that includes a first contact portion configured to contact a stacking unit, and a second contact portion configured to contact a facing member. The first contact portion contacts the stacking unit in a state of being urged toward the stacking unit. The second contact portion contacts the facing member in a state of being urged toward the facing member.
Claims12
A sheet storage device, comprising:
- an apparatus main body;
- a stacking unit disposed on the apparatus main body and configured to stack sheets;
- a regulation unit configured to move with respect to the apparatus main body, and to regulate edge positions of the sheets to be stacked on the stacking unit;
- and
- a facing member disposed on the apparatus main body, at a position facing the stacking unit across the regulation unit,
- wherein the regulation unit includes
- a main part that contacts edges of the sheets;
- a stopper member supported by the main part, the stopper member including a first contact portion and a second contact portion;
- and
- an urging member configured to urge the first and second contact portions,
- wherein the first contact portion is configured to contact the stacking unit by the urging member and the second contact portion is configured to contact the facing member by the urging member.
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An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet;
- and
- a sheet storage device configured to store sheets and feed a sheet to the image forming unit, the sheet storage device including:
- an apparatus main body including a stacking unit on which sheets are to be stacked;
- a regulation unit configured to move with respect to the apparatus main body, and to regulate edge positions of the sheets to be stacked on the stacking unit;
- and
- a facing member disposed on the apparatus main body, at a position facing the stacking unit across the regulation unit,
- wherein the regulation unit includes
- a main part that contacts edges of the sheets;
- a stopper member supported by the main part, the stopper member including a first contact portion and a second contact portion, and
- an urging member configured to urge the first and second contact portions, and
- wherein the first contact portion is configured to contact the stacking unit by the urging member and the second contact portion is configured to contact the facing member by the urging member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.