Medium feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus

摘要

A medium feeding apparatus includes an apparatus main body, and a medium cassette removably inserted into the apparatus main body. The medium cassette is configured to store a medium. The medium cassette includes a medium positioning unit for determining a position of the medium, and a locking unit that locks a movement of the medium positioning unit when the medium cassette is inserted into the apparatus main body and before the medium cassette reaches a predetermined position in the apparatus main body.

主权项

1. A medium feeding apparatus comprising:
an apparatus main body; and a medium cassette removably inserted into the apparatus main body, the medium cassette being configured to store a medium in a medium placing region; wherein the medium cassette includes:
a medium positioning unit that determines a position of the medium; anda locking unit that locks a movement of the medium positioning unit when the medium cassette is inserted into the apparatus main body and before the medium cassette reaches a first predetermined position in the apparatus main body; wherein the apparatus main body includes a contacting section that faces a bottom surface of the medium cassette in the medium placing region when the medium cassette reaches a second predetermined position in the apparatus main body; wherein the locking unit locks the medium positioning unit by contacting the contacting section; and wherein the medium cassette has a hole through which the locking unit protrudes downward from the medium cassette.