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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tomoo Suzuki, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuyoshi Kimura, Hachioji, JP;
Susumu Okui, Hachioji, JP;
Hideo Isohara, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
According to this invention, in a manual feed apparatus having an opening/closing tray which can be stored in an image forming apparatus main body by swing operation, and a feedout member which feeds a sheet stacked on the opening/closing tray, the opening/closing tray is swingably connected to a vertically movable support member which is restricted to be movable in a vertical direction, and the apparatus includes a vertically movable unit which moves the vertically movable support member in the vertical direction.