Patent ID: 9452902
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: B65H,G03G

Claim Text:
1. A sheet feeding apparatus, comprising: an apparatus body; a sheet storing portion supported by the apparatus body turnably in a vertical direction and movable to a storage position in which the sheet storing portion is stored within the apparatus body and to a sheet stacking position in which a sheet is stacked; a first regulating member provided in the sheet storing portion and movable in a width direction orthogonal to a sheet feeding direction; a second regulating member provided in the sheet storing portion to face the first regulating member widthwise and regulating widthwise side end positions of the sheet stacked on the sheet storing portion together with the first regulating member; a feed portion provided in the apparatus body and feeding the sheet stacked on the sheet storing portion when the sheet storing portion is in the sheet stacking position; and a guide portion provided on at least one of the apparatus body and the first regulating member and having an inclined surface that abuts against another member of the apparatus body and the first regulating member to guide the first regulating member in a direction separating widthwise from the second regulating member when the sheet storing portion moves from the sheet stacking position to the storage position.