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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2016
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Koyo Yamamoto, Nisshin, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a casing having an opening, a supporting portion configured to support a sheet inserted through the opening, a feed roller configured to feed the sheet supported on the supporting portion, and a first regulation member configured to move between an upright position and a flat position where the first regulation member is laid relative to the upright position. The first regulation member includes a first surface facing the feed roller when the first regulation member is at the upright position, and a second surface facing upward when the first regulation member is at the upright position, the second surface facing the feed roller when the first regulation member is at the flat position such that the second surface regulates a position of an upstream end, in a sheet conveying direction, of the sheet supported on the supporting portion of the casing.