Patent ID: 8517374
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. An image forming device comprising: an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet; a casing formed with an opening and configured to accommodate the image forming unit therein; a tray configured to accommodate in a stacked state a plurality of sheets to be fed toward the image forming unit, the tray configured to be inserted into the casing through the opening to be attached to the casing and removed from the casing through the opening to be detached from the casing; a cover connected to the tray and moved relative to the tray, the cover being configured to cover at least a part of the opening when the tray is attached to the casing; a handle portion provided at the tray; and a resilient portion configured to be resiliently deformed, wherein the casing is provided with an abutment portion configured to be contacted with the cover when the tray is attached to the casing, wherein the cover is connected to the tray through the resilient portion, wherein the resilient portion provides a greater resilient force in a state where the cover is in contact with the abutment portion than in a state where the cover is spaced apart from the abutment portion, wherein the resilient force, in a state where the cover is spaced apart from the abutment portion, is greater than zero, and wherein the resilient portion exerts the resilient force on the cover, such that the resilient force is oriented in a direction for attracting the cover toward the tray.