| 摘要 |
<p>PURPOSE:To provide a paper loosening mechanism capable of loosening sheets without requiring the troublesome loosening by hand. CONSTITUTION:A placing plate 2 for stacking and placing sheets is provided within a paper feed cassette 1. On the inserting side of the paper feed cassette 1, a push-up member 6 pushing the lower part of the sheet upward is supported through the placing plate 2 in such a manner as to be vertically movable, and on both side parts on the inserting side of the paper feed cassette 1, side regulating plates 5, 5 for regulating the positions of both sides of the sheet are erected with the lower ends being rotatably supported so as to energize the upper ends outward. On the bottom part 10 of the inserting hole 4 of the paper feed cassette 1 in an image forming device 3, a bottom pushing part 8 which makes contact with the push-up member 6 provided in the push-up member 6 to push the push-up member 6 upward is formed, and on both sides of the inserting hole 4, transverse pushing parts 7, 7 which make contact with the outsides of the side regulating plates 5, 5 to fall the side regulating plates 5, 5 inward are formed.</p> |
