Patent ID: 7637495

Claim:
An ADF paper feed tray comprising: a tray body portion; a first support portion arranged to support a center portion of a sheet in a width direction of the sheet from below, such that side portions of the sheet in the width direction of the sheet hang down substantially uniformly, the first support portion having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, the first end portion of the first support portion being connected to a central portion in a width direction of the tray body portion at an upstream side of the tray body portion in a sheet transport direction; and a second support portion mounted on the first support portion and arranged to support, from below, a portion of the sheet located outside of the center portion of the sheet in the width direction; wherein surfaces of the tray body portion and the first support portion on which the sheet is disposed and a lower surface of the second support portion are arranged to extend substantially in parallel with each other; the second support portion includes a portion that extends outwardly from side edges of the first support portion and a portion that extends outwardly from the second end portion of the first support portion opposite to the first end portion of the first support portion that is connected to the central portion of the tray body portion; a guide portion arranged to guide the side portions of the sheet, the guide portion arranged to be movable in the width direction on an upper surface of the tray body portion; and the second support portion is substantially U-shaped when viewed in a plan view.