Sheet containing apparatus having a containing portion with lock mechanism and an image forming apparatus having a containing portion with lock mechanism

摘要

An image forming apparatus which includes: a containing portion configured to contain a sheet on which an image is to be formed; a pair of guide rails facing in an up-down direction, the guide rails guiding a slide movement of the containing portion; an engaging portion provided in the guide portion that is guided by the guide rails; a first stopper which abuts the engaging portion so as to regulate removal of the containing portion from an apparatus main body; and a second stopper, wherein the first stopper is movable in a sliding direction.

主权项

1. A sheet containing apparatus comprising:
a containing portion configured to contain a sheet on which an image is to be formed and configured to be slidably supported by an apparatus main body; a pair of guide rails provided in the apparatus main body and facing each other in an up-down direction, the guide rails being configured to guide a slide movement of the containing portion; a guide portion provided in the containing portion and guided by the pair of guide rails between the pair of guide rails; an engaging portion provided at the guide portion, the engaging portion including a first projecting portion projecting upward and a second projecting portion projecting downward; a first stopper provided to project from one guide rail of the pair of guide rails toward the other guide rail of the pair of guide rails, and configured to abut one of the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion to regulate removal of the containing portion from the apparatus main body; and a second stopper provided to project from the other guide rail toward the one guide rail, and configured to abut the other of the first projecting portion and the second projecting portion to regulate removal of the containing portion from the apparatus main body, wherein the first stopper is movable from a position at which removal of the containing portion from the apparatus main body is regulated where a distance between the first stopper and the second stopper is shorter than a thickness in the up-down direction of the engaging portion to a position at which removal of the containing portion from the apparatus main body is released where the distance between the first stopper and the second stopper is longer than the thickness of the engaging portion.