SHEET FEEDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

A sheet feeding apparatus includes a tray swingably supported by an apparatus body through a link. A link support portion disposed in the apparatus body is engaged with a first end portion of the link. The link support portion includes first and second support parts respectively corresponding to first and second positions of the tray. The link support portion further includes a guide part along which the first end portion of the link moves between the first and second support parts. The guide part has a bent part between the first and second support parts so that a guiding direction in which the first end portion is guided from the first support part toward the bent part differs from a load direction in which the first end portion of the link applies load on the first support part in a case where the tray is positioned at the first position.

主权项

1. A sheet feeding apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body; a tray swingably supported on the apparatus body; a sheet feed unit configured to feed a sheet supported on the tray; a link comprising a first end portion and a second end portion, the second end portion being configured to engage with the tray; and a link support portion disposed in the apparatus body and configured to engage with the first end portion of the link, the link support portion comprising:
a first support part on which the first end portion is supported while the tray being positioned at a first position where the sheet supported on the tray is fed by the sheet feed unit;a second support part on which the first end portion is supported while the tray being positioned at a second position where a swing angle of the tray is greater than the first position with respect to the apparatus body; anda guide part along which the first end portion of the link moves between the first support part and the second support part, the guide part having a bent part between the first support part and the second support part so that a guiding direction in which the first end portion is guided from the first support part toward the bent part differs from a load direction in which the first end portion of the link applies load on the first support part in a case where the tray is positioned at the first position.