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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 14, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Koga, Suntou-gun, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A sheet supporting device comprises a first supporting unit, a second supporting unit provided to the first supporting unit and drawable in a draw direction from an insert position, a supporting portion on which sheets are supported and provided ascendably/descendably in the first supporting unit, first and second turning portions configured to turn in linkage with an ascendance and descendance move of the supporting portion, an elevation portion, and an indicator. The elevation portion, whose one end is connected with the first turning portion and another end is connected with the second turning portion, is configured to form a link mechanism together with the first and second turning portions and the first supporting unit. The indicator is provided in the second supporting unit and indicates an amount of the sheets supported on the supporting portion by moving in response to an ascendance and descendance move of the elevation portion.