Patent ID: 8469357

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a sheet cassette; a sheet feeding apparatus configured to feed a sheet stored in the sheet cassette; and an image forming portion configured to form an image on the sheet transmitted by the sheet feeding apparatus, wherein the sheet cassette includes: a cassette body configured to store the sheet, a first regulating member that is provided in the cassette body, is configured to be slid in a forward-to-backward direction, and is configured to regulate a trailing end of the sheet stored in the cassette body, a second regulating member that is provided in the first regulating member, is configured to be slid in a forward-to-backward direction, and is configured to regulate the trailing end of the sheet stored in the cassette body, a first holding portion that engages a first engagement unit provided in the cassette body and is configured to hold the first regulating member and the cassette body, a second holding portion that engages a second engagement unit provided in the first regulating member and is configured to hold the first regulating member and the second regulating member, a releasing portion that includes a single operation lever that is configured to release both holding of the first holding portion and holding of the second holding portion in response to an operation of the operation lever, a connecting portion configured to connect the first regulating member and the second regulating member for integral movement, and a connection releasing member configured to release a connection of the first regulating member and the second regulating member, wherein, in a connected state of the connecting portion, the releasing portion is configured to release holding of the first holding portion by the operation of the operation lever, and wherein, in a released state of the connection releasing member, the releasing portion is configured to release holding of the second holding portion by the operation of the operation lever.