Patent ID: 8201821
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A paper feeding apparatus comprising: a paper feeding cassette configured to be inserted in and removed from an apparatus main body by slide operation and have a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposed to each other in a direction orthogonal to a sliding direction; a cassette rail configured to have a bottom surface that supports a flange section projecting from the first sidewall and a side surface opposed to a distal end surface of the flange section; and a holding lever configured to come into contact with a projection formed on the second sidewall, when the paper feeding cassette is inserted, to thereby rotate around an axis orthogonal to a slide surface of the paper feeding cassette and configured to detachably hold the projection, wherein the flange section projects to an outer side of the paper feeding cassette from the first sidewall, the distal end surface of the flange section including areas that have different distances to the side surface of the cassette rail when the projection comes into contact with the holding lever, the area having the smallest distance to the side surface of the cassette rail being opposed to the side surface of the cassette rail when the projection comes into contact with the holding lever.