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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2005
Paper feed tray, paper feeding apparatus, and image forming apparatus including paper aligning units
Masaru Yamagishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaru Yamagishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A tray unit can accommodate a stack of recording mediums. A side fence performs alignment of the stack of the recording mediums in one direction and an end fence performs alignment in another direction. A first lever has a first corrugated portion and it pivots with the tray unit according to sliding motion of the side fence. A second lever has a second corrugated portion and it pivots with the tray unit according to sliding motion of the end fence. A sensor is provided integrally with the tray unit and has portions that are selectively pressed by a composite corrugated portion formed of the first corrugated portion and the second corrugated portion.