IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Номер патента: US20130134660A1. Автор: IDEHARA Ryoh, Kunioka Satoshi. Владелец: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.. Дата публикации: 30-05-2013.An image forming apparatus including a sheet container, a sheet stacking member to closably open the sheet container; a restriction unit to restrict a swinging movement of the sheet stacking member, and a stopper mechanism to restrict insertion of the sheet container into the image forming apparatus in a state in which the sheet stacking member swings open from the sheet container. The stopper mechanism includes a stopped member provided to the sheet container and being movable vertically along the swinging movement of the sheet stacking member, and a stopper member provided to the image forming apparatus and being contactable with the stopped member. The stopped member includes a stopped surface contacted by the stopper member in a state in which the stopped member is lifted; and a switching surface adjacent to the stopped surface and vertically moving the stopped member by contact against the stopper member. 1. An image forming apparatus comprising:a sheet container at least partially withdrawable from the image forming apparatus to a sheet supply position and including a platform member on which a sheet is placed, the platform member being hinged between a sheet feed position in which the sheet placed on the platform member contacts a sheet feed unit provided to the image forming apparatus and a lower position lowered from the sheet feed position, the platform member being located at the lower position upon withdrawal of the sheet container from the image forming apparatus by a predetermined distance;a sheet stacking member on which a sheet discharged from the image forming apparatus is stacked, the sheet stacking member hinged to the image forming apparatus to closably open the sheet container;a restriction unit to restrict a swinging movement of the sheet stacking member in a state in which the platform member is located at the sheet feed position and allow the swinging movement of the sheet stacking member in a state in which the platform member is located at ...