Sheet feeding device and image forming apparatus incorporating same
US9278823B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2553/81
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sheet feeding device, which is incorporated in an image forming apparatus, includes a sheet container that contains a sheet therein, an outer end part connectable to the sheet container, a sheet feeding member, a swing shaft, a sheet loading member supported by the swing shaft to swing according to an amount of sheets loaded on the loading surface, a rotary shaft, and a sheet amount indicator being rotatably supported by the rotary shaft and having a contact end contacting the sheet loading member swinging according to a remaining amount of sheets and a sheet amount display end moving in a given display range visible from the outside of the sheet feeding device. The sheet loading member has a sloped surface sloped to a loading surface of the loading member and disposed at a portion where the contact end of the sheet amount indicator contacts the loading surface.
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