Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9010748-B2
Application number	US-201313937384-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 9, 2013
Priority date	Jul 18, 2012
Publication date	Apr 21, 2015
Grant date	Apr 21, 2015

Abstract

A sheet feeding apparatus of the present invention includes a feeding apparatus body, a storage case body, a storage case caster which movably supports the storage case body in a pull-out direction, and a drop-out preventing units having a pull-out stopper which regulates a pull-out position of the storage case body from the feeding apparatus body, a storage case stopper which is provided at a rear end in the pull-out direction of the storage case body, an upper-face rail portion which is formed in the feeding apparatus body to guide the storage case stopper into the pull-out direction, and a drop-out stopper which is engaged with the storage case stopper at the rear end in the pull-out direction compared to the pull-out stopper to regulate a movement of the storage case body toward the pull-out direction, if the storage case body is rotated with a predetermined angle or more.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sheet feeding apparatus, comprising:
an apparatus body;
a sheet storage case configured for pulling out from the apparatus body;
a rotating supporting member which is provided in the sheet storage case to support the sheet storage case for movement in a pull-out direction by contacting with a lower support surface while the sheet storage case is pulled out from the apparatus body;
an engaging portion which is provided at a rear side in the pull-out d…

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Hamasaki Ryuji

Classifications

• B65H2402/60

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65H1/00 Primary

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65H2405/15

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65H2405/32

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B65H2402/64

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic