IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A protective member is provided in a detachably attachable manner on a side wall of a sheet feeding cassette such that an opening cover of an image forming apparatus does not come into contact with a sheet guide surface. In a drawing out direction of a cassette storing sheets, a range in which an upper surface of the protective member extends overlaps at least a portion of a range in which the sheet guide surface extends. The upper surface of the protective member is vertically positioned at a position higher than a position of the sheet guide surface.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a sheet, the image forming apparatus comprising:
a sheet storing portion, storing a sheet therein, mountable in a main body of the image forming apparatus and capable of being drawn out of the main body; a feeding unit configured to feed the sheet stored in the sheet storing portion; a cover disposed vertically above the sheet storing portion and capable of moving between a closed position and an open position; and a protective member, wherein the sheet storing portion includes a side wall and a sheet guide surface that guides the sheet fed with the feeding unit, wherein in a state where the sheet storing portion is drawn out from the main body, when the cover is moved from the closed position towards the open position, the cover comes into contact with the protective member and does not come in contact with the sheet guide surface, and wherein the protective member is provided on the side wall in a detachably attachable manner.