Patent ID: 9731918
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: B65H,G03G

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main body having a printer; a first paper feeder configured to contain a print paper and insertable in or pullable from the main body; a feed roller in the main body and configured to feed the print paper from the first paper feeder to the printer, the feed roller comprising a driven roller and a driving roller capable of contacting each other; an elastic member applying an elastic force to the driven roller in a direction for the driven roller to contact the driving roller; a handle member in the main body and movable between a first position and a second position; and a separation member connected to the handle member and switchable from a normal position not in contact with the driven roller when the driven roller is in contact with the driving roller to a separation position in contact with the driven roller and separating the driven roller from the driving roller by pulling the driven roller as the handle member moves from the first position to the second position, wherein the handle member is provided in the main body to be slidable to the first position and the second position, and the separation member is provided in the main body to be pivotable to the separation position and the normal position, and wherein the separation member comprises a pivot shaft, a pull portion to contact the rotation shaft and separate the driven roller from the driving roller as the separation member pivots from the normal position to the separation position, and an accommodation portion on which a rotation shaft of the driven roller is accommodated at the separation position.