| CPC G03G 21/1633 (2013.01) [G03G 15/6514 (2013.01); H04N 1/00546 (2013.01); H04N 1/00551 (2013.01); H04N 1/00559 (2013.01); B65H 2402/45 (2013.01); B65H 2407/21 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00392 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1687 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an apparatus body including a side surface portion with an opening;
a cartridge detachably attached to the apparatus body;
an opening/closing member configured to be moved with respect to the apparatus body between a closed position and an opened position, the closed position being a position in which the opening/closing member covers the opening of the side surface portion, and the opened position being a position in which the opening is exposed and the cartridge is allowed to be attached to and detached from the apparatus body through the opening;
a sheet stacking portion;
a pickup roller configured to feed a sheet stacked on the sheet stacking portion toward the apparatus body; and
a lifting member rotatably supporting the pickup roller and configured to:
lift and lower the pickup roller so that the pickup roller is brought into contact with and is separated from the sheet on the sheet stacking portion in a state where the opening/closing member is in the closed position; and
move with respect to the apparatus body in conjunction with a movement of the opening/closing member from the closed position to the opened position,
wherein, in each of a state where the cartridge is being attached to and a state where the cartridge is being detached from the apparatus body through the opening, the cartridge passes through a movement locus,
wherein, in the state where the opening/closing member is in the closed position, at least part of the lifting member is positioned inside of the movement locus, and
wherein, in a state where the opening/closing member is in the opened position, an entirety of the lifting member is positioned outside of the movement locus.
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