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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2005
Masaki Iwase, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Kawanishi, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Akira Matsushima, Numazu, JP;
Masaki Iwase, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Uchida, Yokohama, JP;
Minoru Kawanishi, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Akira Matsushima, Numazu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus in which a sheet containing device containing a sheet is detachably attached to a containing portion provided in an apparatus main body includes an engagement portion provided on the sheet containing device, a drawing device provided in the containing portion to be rotatable using one end thereof as a pivot, and a guide device which, when the drawing device rotates to draw the sheet containing device, guides a movement of the engagement portion in a drawing direction. The guide device is composed of a linear portion parallel to a direction in which the sheet containing device is inserted, and a curved portion provided on a downstream side of the linear portion with respect to a direction in which the sheet containing device is attached, the curved portion being curved not to extend away from the pivot of the drawing device.
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