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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Aono, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet feeding apparatus is configured to feed a recording medium to an image forming apparatus. The sheet feeding apparatus includes a housing part that includes a first frame, a second frame, a feed unit, a first member, a weight unit fixed to the first member, and a supporting member that is configured to support the recording medium and is movable in a first direction from a first position at which the feed unit is able to feed the recording medium to a second position at which the recording medium is able to be stacked in the supporting member. The housing part is a part of the sheet feeding apparatus excluding the supporting member. The first member and the weight unit are positioned upstream in the first direction from a center of gravity of the housing part. The weight unit is heavier than the first member.