Patent ID: 9272856
Filing Date: 2016-03-01
CPC Classification: B65H,G03G,H05K

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an apparatus main body; an image forming unit arranged in the apparatus main body and configured to forms an image on a sheet; a tray unit that includes a pivot portion on a lower end part and is openable with respect to the apparatus main body by being rotated about the pivot portion, the tray unit having an upper surface on which the sheet is placed in an open state of the tray unit with respect to the apparatus main body and that is capable of making a sliding movement in an axial direction of the pivot portion in a closed state with respect to the apparatus main body, the tray unit including first and second hooks projecting toward the apparatus main body respectively from opposite first and second end parts in the axial direction, each of the hooks having a base end portion projecting in a closing direction in which the tray unit is closed with respect to the apparatus main body and a projection projecting toward an axially outer side on a tip part of the base end portion in a direction parallel to the axial direction; and an attaching portion arranged on the apparatus main body and to which the tray unit is attached in the closed state, the attaching portion including: engaged positions of the first and second projections with the respective first and second engaging portions in the axial direction are variable according to the sliding movement in the axial direction in the closed state of the tray unit.