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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2006
Satoru Yonemoto, Osaka, JP;
Satoru Yonemoto, Osaka, JP;
Kyocera Mita Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a main body for performing an image forming operation, and a sheet feeding cassette detachably mounted in the main body. The sheet feeding cassette includes: a pair of cursors spaced apart a predetermined distance and facing each other for regulating a size of a recording sheet stored in the sheet feeding cassette; a rack provided on each of the pair of cursors; a pinion provided between the racks and engaged with each of the racks; and a boss for supporting the pinion rotatably, the pair of cursors being movable in conjunction with each other by the way of racks and the pinion. Further, a rib is provided adjacently to the pinion at a predetermined space. The rib is operable to come in contact with the pinion to thereby keep the pinion from moving in a radial direction.