Sheet feeding cassette, image forming apparatus

A sheet feeding cassette attached to an apparatus main body in a detachable manner and on which a sheet to be fed in a predetermined feeding direction is placed, the sheet feeding cassette comprising:

• a cassette frame including a bottom plate and side plates extending in the feeding direction, the bottom plate and the side plates forming a sheet placement space;
• a first lift plate disposed on the bottom plate, configured to rotate up and down around a first axis extending along a width direction perpendicular to the feeding direction, and configured to lift a leading end portion in the feeding direction of the sheet;
• a second lift plate configured to rotate up and down around a second axis extending along the feeding direction and to lift a side end portion along the feeding direction of the sheet;
• a first lift mechanism configured to rotate the first lift plate up and down;
• and
• a second lift mechanism configured to rotate the second lift plate up and down, wherein
• the second lift mechanism includes:
• a link lever turned around a third axis facing the second axis in the width direction and extending in the feeding direction to turn the second lift plate;
• and
• an operation lever provided on an outer side surface of one of the side plates to operate the link lever.