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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2004
Applicants:
Akehiro Ono, Nagoya, JP;
Masahiro Kamimura, Nagoya, JP;
Inventors:
Akehiro Ono, Nagoya, JP;
Masahiro Kamimura, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 31/00 (2006.01); B65H 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a loading portion that is capable of receiving a recording sheet. The loading portion includes a correction member which has a bending portion, wherein the bending portion selectively moves between a first position and a second position, the second position being located higher than the first position, and a stopper that selectively moves between a closed position and an open position in which the stopper extends upward at a predetermined angle with respect to a horizontal surface when the stopper is at the open position.