| 摘要 |
A sheet feeding apparatus includes a sheet containing tray (2) withdrawable from a housed position to a front side of an apparatus body. A sheet-feeding device is provided so as to feed sheets on the sheet containing tray in a direction perpendicular to a withdrawal direction (B) of the sheet containing tray. A pair of side aligning members (3,4) is also provided so as to align widthwise ends of the sheets. A rear side-aligning member (3) mounts a hitching member (15) so as to hitch and prevent a jam sheet from remaining in an apparatus body when the sheet containing tray is withdrawn. The hitching member includes a horizontally protruding plate so as to overhang the uppermost sheet (P') set on the sheet containing tray at a position a prescribed length downstream of a downstream end of the rear side-aligning member. A joining portion is also provided so as to join the projection plate and the rear side-aligning member. The joining portion positions a prescribed length behind a rear side end of the sheets. <IMAGE> |
