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US 11,886,139 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus that reduces uncessary touch from user
AssigneeFUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
InventorsYuya Shiokawa, Daisuke Ishihara, Kohei Tachibana
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a placing portion onto which a recording medium having an image formed is to be placed, and an opening-closing member that covers an opening provided at least at one side face of the placing portion and automatically opens the opening with a predetermined timing.
Claims18
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a placing portion onto which a recording medium having an image formed is to be placed;
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- an opening-closing member that covers an opening provided at least at one side face of the placing portion and automatically opens the opening at a predetermined timing associated with a completion of an image forming operation being performed on the recording medium,
- wherein the predetermined timing comprises a time point after the image forming operation has been performed on the recording medium and when a user approaching an apparatus body to pick up the recording medium placed on the placing portion is detected by a human sensor.
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