公开(公告)号：US20180162661A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15826902

申请日：2017-11-30

申请人： Konica Minolta, Inc.

发明人： Katsumi KUROYANAGI ,  Kouki MURAMOTO ,  Katsumi KATOU ,  Masashi KAWAI ,  Kenichi YAMAMOTO

IPC分类号： B65H1/14 ,  G03G15/00 ,  B65H1/24 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H29/12

CPC分类号： B65H1/14 ,  B65H1/24 ,  B65H1/266 ,  B65H3/06 ,  B65H29/12 ,  B65H2402/64 ,  B65H2403/513 ,  B65H2405/111 ,  B65H2405/113 ,  B65H2601/271 ,  B65H2801/06 ,  G03G15/605 ,  G03G15/6502

摘要： Provided is an image formation apparatus having a paper tray which is removably provided to an apparatus main body, in which sheets are loaded on a lifting plate, and from which the sheets on the lifting plate are fed by a paper feeding device, and the apparatus includes a holder that holds the lifting plate at a position higher than a lowest position when the paper tray is pulled out of the apparatus main body and the sheets are loaded on the lifting plate, wherein the holding by the holder is canceled to make the lifting plate go down to the lowest position before an operation of inserting the paper tray into the apparatus main body is completed.