Image forming apparatus
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Nov 17, 2015
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Apr 2, 2015
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Sep 30, 2014
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Sep 30, 2013
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An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a main body including the image forming unit and having an opening open in a horizontal direction, a sheet supply tray including a contact portion, a retaining mechanism disposed at the main body, a feed roller disposed at the main body, a pivotable member disposed at the main body and including a contact portion, and a clutch mechanism. The pivotable member is configured to, when the sheet supply tray is attached to the main body, pivot from a first position to a second position by the contact portion of the pivotable member receiving a force having the vertical direction from the contact portion of the sheet supply tray. The clutch mechanism is configured to allow or cut-off transmission of a driving force to the feed roller in response to the sheet supply tray relative to the main body.
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