Sheet cassette and image forming apparatus

Details Sheet cassette and image forming apparatus Sheet cassette and image forming apparatus

2008-05-27

2008-05-27

Nguyen, Judy (Department: 2854)

Electrophotography

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C399S377000, C400S601000, C400S624000, C400S691000, C400S692000, C400S693000, C271S145000

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07379701

ABSTRACT:
A sheet cassette (1) according to the present invention has a double structure portion (10) including an upper plate (11) and a lower plate (12). The lower plate (12) has a first guide groove (13) elongated widthwise of a sheet to be contained in the cassette and having a plurality of inch-based size engagement recesses (17) and a plurality of centimeter-based size engagement recesses arranged longitudinally thereof. The upper plate (11) is movable along the lower plate (12) widthwise of the sheet to be contained in the cassette. The inch-based size engagement recesses (17) are effectuated by locating the upper plate (11) at a first position, and the centimeter-based size engagement recesses are effectuated by locating the upper plate (11) at a second position. The sheet cassette (1) further has a width limiting plate slidable widthwise of the sheet to be contained in the cassette according to the width of the sheet. A claw engageable with the effectuated inch-based size or centimeter-based size engagement recesses is attached to the width limiting plate.

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