Sheet supply apparatus

A sheet supply apparatus, comprising:

• sheet containing means for containing a plurality of sheets;
• a sheet positioning member provided in said sheet containing means for positioning the sheets in a widthwise direction thereof by abutting against a side edge of the contained sheets;
• and
• supply means for feeding out the sheets positioned by said sheet positioning member;
• wherein said sheet positioning member is previously inclined at a predetermined angle so that, when said sheet containing means is deflected by a weight of the sheets contained in said sheet containing means, said sheet positioning member assumes substantially a vertical position.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• sheet containing means for containing a plurality of sheets;
• a sheet positioning member provided in said sheet containing means for positioning the sheets in a widthwise direction of the sheet by abutting against side edges of the contained sheets;
• supply means for feeding out the sheets positioned by said sheet positioning member;
• and
• image forming means for forming an image on the sheet fed out by said supply means;
• wherein said sheet positioning member is previously inclined at a predetermined angle toward a direction opposite to a direction that said sheet positioning member may be inclined by deflection of said sheet containing means due to a weight of the sheets contained in said sheet containing means.

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• sheet containing means for containing a plurality of sheets;
• a sheet positioning member provided in said sheet containing means to position the sheets in a widthwise direction of the sheet by abutting against side edges of the contained sheets;
• supply means for feeding out the sheets positioned by said sheet positioning member;
• and
• image forming means for forming an image on the sheet fed out by said supply means;
• wherein said sheet positioning member is previously inclined at a predetermined angle so that, when said sheet containing means is deflected by a weight of the sheets contained in said sheet containing means, said sheet positioning member assumes substantially a vertical position.