Hp Printing Korea Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Myung Sik Kwon

Jung Hyeon Kim

Yury Telegin

Leonid Chechurin

Young Goo Kang

Dong Ho Kim

Ho Dong Kim

Disclosed herein is an image forming apparatus having a structure improved such that a user easily opens and closes a printing media cassette. The image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a printing media cassette to receive printing media, the printing media cassette being movably coupled to the apparatus body, a first lever provided at the printing media cassette, a second lever provided in the apparatus body, the second lever being coupled to the first lever, turning, and being separated from the first lever when the printing media cassette is closed.

Image-forming apparatus

Disclosed herein is an image forming apparatus having a structure improved such that a user easily opens and closes a printing media cassette. The image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a printing media cassette to receive printing media, the printing media cassette being movably coupled to the apparatus body, and at least one lever movably disposed in the apparatus body, the lever contacting the printing media cassette to pull the printing media cassette into the apparatus body and then being separated from the printing media cassette when the printing media cassette is closed.

Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus may include a main body having a developing apparatus, a driving source configured to generate power in the main body, a driven unit configured to receive the power from the driving source to be operated, a supply cassette configured to be detachable from the main body and in which printing media are stacked, and an opening/closing unit configured to receive power from the driving source configured to drive the driven unit to move the supply cassette back and forth. Accordingly, the supply cassette can be automatically opened and closed to provide user convenience.

Printing medium supplying apparatus and image forming apparatus having the same

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Myung Sik Kwon