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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 04, 2012
Yukio Shiohara, Nagoya, JP;
Yukio Shiohara, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A sheet tray deviceincludingincludes(a) a first tray and (b) a second tray which is disposed on an upper side of the first tray and which includes (b-1) a support member which bridges between opposite side walls of the first tray and which is movable relative to the opposite side walls, and (b-2) a supported body pivotably supported by the support member. Each of the opposite side walls includes a first rail portion and a second rail portion that is located on an upper side of the first rail portion. The support member includes(i)a main slide portion that is slidably held in contact with an upper surface of the first rail portion,(ii)a removal-preventing slide portion that extends through a space between the first and second rail portions, and(iii)a rotation-preventing slide portion that is slidably held in contact with a side surface of the first rail portion.Also disclosed is an image forming apparatus including the sheet tray device.