Patent ID: 9027920
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A sheet stacking apparatus comprising: a stacking unit on which a sheet is stacked; and a regulating unit provided to be moveable in a first direction and a second direction, which is an opposite direction of the first direction, to regulate a position of the sheet by abutting on an end of the sheet stacked on the stacking unit, wherein the stacking unit includes: a stacking member on which the sheet is stacked; and an engaged portion provided along a direction of movement of the regulating unit and the regulating unit includes: an abutting portion that abuts on the end of the sheet stacked on the stacking member; an engaging member including an engaging portion provided to be movable between an engagement position where engaged with the engaged portion and a disengagement position where not engaged with the engaged portion in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the regulating unit and a horizontal direction; an operation member; a rotating portion provided in the operation member to rotate around a first rotation fulcrum; an elastic portion provided in the operation member to be elastically deformed by the rotating portion being rotated; and a disengaging portion provided in the operation member to rotate the engaging portion between the engagement position and the disengagement position by the elastic portion being elastically deformed.