Sheet storage apparatus and image forming apparatus
US11618643B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1684
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet storage apparatus includes a sheet housing portion, a handle for drawing the sheet housing portion, and a cover member. The sheet housing portion is drawably disposed in the apparatus main body and configured to house a sheet. The cover member is mounted to an end portion of the sheet housing portion in a drawing direction and having, in a portion facing the handle, a recess toward a sheet housing portion. A contact portion configured to come into contact with the sheet housing portion is disposed at a position corresponding to a portion in which the recess is formed, on a facing surface of the cover member, the facing surface facing the sheet housing portion.
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