Patent ID: 7300053

Claim:
A sheet storage device for stacking sheets discharged from an outlet of an image forming apparatus in order or in a regular manner on a sheet discharge table by using an end fence arranged upright above the sheet discharge table, the sheet storage device comprising: a fence member forming the end fence; a plate shaped shock absorber superimposed on an outlet side surface of the fence member, the shock absorber having a lower end portion fixed to the fence member, an intermediate portion curved so as to be convex on an outlet side, and an upper end portion engaged to be movable in at least a horizontal and vertical direction with an engagement portion formed at an upper end of the fence member; a spacer provided between the fence member and the shock absorber in the intermediate portion to form a gap between the shock absorber and the fence member at a position where the shock absorber is hit by the sheets; and a soft member provided in a lower portion of the fence member, wherein the soft member has a size large enough to fill a gap between the sheet discharge table and the fence member.