Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSatoshi Koga
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Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet containing unit and a sheet feeding device to feed sheets in the sheet containing unit. The sheet containing unit includes a main body to hold sheets, a drawer member capable of being drawn from the main body, a restricting member movable in a direction parallel to a sheet feeding direction, a first retaining member disposed at the main body, and a second retaining member disposed at the drawer member. The drawer member holds the sheets together with the main body when drawn from the main body. The restricting member restricts an upstream end position of the contained sheets. The first retaining member retains the restricting member at a first position. The second retaining member retains the restricting member at a second position.
Claims6
A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:
- a sheet containing unit configured to hold sheets;
- and
- a sheet feeding device configured to feed the sheets contained in the sheet containing unit,
- wherein the sheet containing unit includes:
- a main body configured to hold sheets,
- a drawer member disposed in the main body to be capable of being drawn from the main body, wherein the drawer member is configured to hold the sheets in cooperation with the main body when drawn from the main body,
- a restricting member disposed at the drawer member to be movable in a direction parallel to a sheet feeding direction, wherein the restricting member is configured to restrict an upstream end position of the contained sheets in the sheet feeding direction, wherein the restricting member includes an engaging portion,
- a first retaining member disposed at the main body and configured to retain the restricting member at a first position at which an upstream end position of a first standard-size sheet in the sheet feeding direction is to be restricted, wherein the engaging portion is configured to engage the first retaining member in a state where the drawer member is drawn from the main body, and
- a second retaining member disposed at the drawer member and configured to retain the restricting member at a second position at which an upstream end position of a sheet of a second size larger than the first standard-size in the sheet feeding direction is to be restricted in a state in which the drawer member is drawn, wherein the engaging portion is configured to engage the second retaining member in the state where the drawer member is drawn from the main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.