Patent ID: 7668501
Filing Date: 2010-02-23
Classification: B41J,B65H,G03G

Abstract:
1. A medium supplying apparatus assembled to an image forming apparatus, the medium supplying apparatus comprising: a medium tray that supports a stack of medium thereon, said medium tray being movable to open and close relative to the image forming apparatus; a medium feeding section that feeds the medium from said medium tray, said medium feeding section being moved out of the image forming apparatus when said medium tray is opened relative to the image forming apparatus, and accommodated in the image forming apparatus when said medium tray is closed relative to the image forming apparatus; an abutment portion formed on said medium feeding section, wherein when said medium tray moves to close relative to the image forming apparatus, said medium tray comes into contact with the abutment portion so that said medium tray drives said medium feeding section into the image forming apparatus; and an urging member that urges said medium feeding section in a direction in which said medium feeding section is moved out of the image forming apparatus; wherein when said medium tray is opened relative to the image forming apparatus, said medium tray moves out of contact with the abutment portion and said urging member urges said medium feeding section to move out of the image forming apparatus.