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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Keitaro Taoka, Tokyo, JP;
Hiromasa Katayama, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of improving operation performances. Sheet feeding cassettes and having sheet stacking portions SSand SSand sheet feeding portions, which are engaged and provided on the upstream side of the sheet stacking portions SSand SSin a pulling-out direction in an engaging and disengaging manner and feed the sheet stored in the sheet stacking portions SSand SS, are vertically disposed at a plurality of positions in an image forming apparatus main body so that the sheet feeding cassette can be pulled out. Moreover, when the sheet feeding operation using the lower sheet feeding cassette is performed, only the sheet stacking portion SSof the sheet feeding cassette is pulled out, and when the sheet feeding operation stops, the sheet stacking portion SSand the sheet feeding portion of the sheet feeding cassette are integrally pulled out.