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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Isao Kannari, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a casing; a sheet stacking unit rotatable between a closing position and first and second opening positions; a sheet feeding unit; a link unit provided with a slidable engaging portion; and a spring. The sheet stacking unit includes a first guide; and a second guide branching from the first guide. The first guide includes a first portion, a first supporting portion, and a second portion. The second guide includes a second supporting portion. The engaging portion is guided from the second guide to the first portion of the first guide by the sheet stacking unit being closed from the second opening position, and the engaging portion is guided from the first portion of the first guide to the second portion by way of the branch portion by the sheet stacking unit being opened from the closed state.