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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2009
Ryuji Hamasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Eiji Wakiyama, Suntou-gun, JP;
Ryuji Hamasaki, Yokohama, JP;
Eiji Wakiyama, Suntou-gun, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a sheet feeding apparatus and an image forming apparatus, in which a sheet can stably be fed with a simple configuration without decreasing strength of an intermediate plate. A fixed memberand a movable member, which regulate positions in a width direction of the sheet that is stacked on the dedicated cassettedetachably attached to an intermediate plate, are provided while facing each other. The fixed memberand the movable membermoved to a position that regulates the sheet are regulated by side regulating membersand. The side regulating membersandthat are movable in the width direction regulate the positions in the width direction of the sheet stacked on the intermediate plate