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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2012
Junji Yasuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Masashige Tamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Nishida, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomokazu Morita, Mishima, JP;
Kazumasa Shibata, Kawasaki, JP;
Junji Yasuda, Kawasaki, JP;
Masashige Tamura, Kawasaki, JP;
Shinichi Nishida, Kawasaki, JP;
Tomokazu Morita, Mishima, JP;
Kazumasa Shibata, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a sheet feeding device capable of preventing the occurrence of failure in sheet feeding and degradation in quality of printed matter with downsizing achieved and an image forming apparatus provided with the sheet feeding device. The sheet feeding device includes a sheet storing portionin which sheets are stored, a feeding rollerplaced above the sheet storing portion, a flexible memberplaced along part of the peripheral surface of the feeding roller with one end of the flexible member fixed to the sheet storing portion at a position below the stored sheets, and a pulling-up portionthat is connected to the other end of the flexible member above the sheet storing portion and that pulls up the flexible member to press the sheet on the feeding roller.