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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2012
Toshiki Momoka, Tokyo, JP;
Daisaku Kamiya, Abiko, JP;
Hideki Kushida, Moriya, JP;
Naoto Tokuma, Abiko, JP;
Toshiyuki Iwata, Abiko, JP;
Toshiki Momoka, Tokyo, JP;
Daisaku Kamiya, Abiko, JP;
Hideki Kushida, Moriya, JP;
Naoto Tokuma, Abiko, JP;
Toshiyuki Iwata, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet storage apparatus having a sheet conveying portion and a sheet storage portion to receive the sheet as conveyed upward from below by the sheet conveying portion and to store the sheet in a vertical direction. The sheet storage portion includes a guide portion, first and second holding members. The first holding member forms a first nipping portion between the first holding member and the guide surface. The first holding member permits the sheet to be conveyed upward to pass through the first nipping portion, and holds the sheet by restricting the sheet from moving downward at the first nipping portion. The second holding member forms a second nipping portion between the second holding member and the guide surface. The second holding member permits the sheet to be conveyed upward to pass through the second nipping portion, and holds the sheet at the second nipping portion.