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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2008
Kohichi Yamauchi, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Nobuo Manabe, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Kohichi Nakamura, Kizugawa, JP;
Shinichi Takeda, Ikoma, JP;
Ayumu Oda, Nara, JP;
Kohichi Yamauchi, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Nobuo Manabe, Yamato-Koriyama, JP;
Kohichi Nakamura, Kizugawa, JP;
Shinichi Takeda, Ikoma, JP;
Ayumu Oda, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A paper feeding apparatus used in a state where the apparatus accumulates paper sheets for an image forming apparatus to form images thereon and the paper feeding apparatus is attached to a main body of the image forming apparatus, wherein an engaging-holding member is provided for an exterior wall face of the paper feeding apparatus, and the engaging-holding member engages and holds the paper feeding apparatus with an exterior housing of the image forming apparatus so as to enable the paper feeding apparatus to move into/from the exterior housing of the image forming apparatus, is provided for an exterior wall face of the paper feeding apparatus, and wherein the engaging-holding member is provided for a specific one of the exterior wall faces of the paper feeding apparatus corresponding to the moving direction determined according to the specification of the image forming apparatus.