Sheet feeding cassette and image forming apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShougo Sato
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Abstract
A sheet feeding cassette is configured so as to be able to be attached to and removed from an image forming apparatus main body having an image forming section and is equipped with a box-shaped accommodation portion capable of accommodating a plurality of sheets. A grip to be used for holding the sheet feeding cassette with a hand is provided close to the front surface of the sheet feeding cassette so as to be located above a sheet placement surface on which sheets are to be placed in the accommodation portion. An angle formed by the sheet placement surface and a straight line passing through the grip and the center of gravity of the sheet feeding cassette is larger than or equal to 5°.
Claims13
A sheet feeding cassette comprising:
- a box-shaped accommodation portion capable of accommodating a sheet, the accommodation portion having a sheet placement surface on which the sheet is to be placed;
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- a grip to be used for holding the sheet feeding cassette with a hand, the grip being provided to a front surface side of the sheet feeding cassette so as to be located above the sheet placement surface;
- wherein an angle formed by the sheet placement surface and a straight line passing through the grip and a center of gravity of the sheet feeding cassette is larger than or equal to 5°.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming section;
- and
- a sheet feeding cassette including:
- a box-shaped accommodation portion capable of accommodating a sheet, the accommodation portion having a sheet placement surface on which the sheet is to be placed;
- and a grip to be used for holding the sheet feeding cassette with a hand, the grip being provided to a front surface side of the sheet feeding cassette so as to be located above the sheet placement surface;
- wherein an angle formed by the sheet placement surface and a straight line passing through the grip and a center of gravity of the sheet feeding cassette is larger than or equal to 5°.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.