Sheet supplying device and image forming apparatus incorporating same
US8360418B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 7, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2801/06
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sheet supplying device that is incorporatable in an image forming apparatus includes a recording media container, a sheet feeding unit to feed a recording medium from the recording media container, a frame to support the recording media container and the sheet feeding unit, and a holder to hold the recording media container by surrounding an outer circumference of the recording media container. The recording media container is detachably attachable to the frame in a first operation in which the recording media container is moved in a direction parallel to a sheet conveyance direction and the recording media container is separated from the frame and the holder with the holder remaining in the frame, and a second operation in which the recording media container is moved in a direction perpendicular to the sheet conveyance direction and the recording media container is separated from the frame together with the holder.
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