US 11,892,793 B2Granted

Image forming apparatus

AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorKotaro Haruta

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Abstract

A first cover includes a first discharge tray portion and a first recess. The first discharge tray portion supports a discharged sheet. The first recess is formed at the first discharge tray portion. The first recess extends along a sheet discharge direction to a downstream end of the first discharge tray portion in the sheet discharge direction. The second cover surrounds the first cover. A second cover includes a second discharge tray portion and a second recess. The second discharge tray portion is arranged downstream of the first discharge tray portion in the sheet discharge direction. The second discharge tray portion supports the discharged sheet in cooperation with the first discharge tray portion. The second recess is arranged downstream of the first recess in the discharge direction. The second recess is formed continuously from the first recess, and serves as a sheet handle portion in cooperation with the first recess.

Claims15

Dependent claims

An image forming apparatus comprising:

a housing having an opening;
and
a top cover covering the opening, the top cover including:
a first cover including:
a first discharge tray portion configured to support a discharged sheet;
and
a first recess formed at the first discharge tray portion, the first recess extending along a sheet discharge direction to a downstream end of the first discharge tray portion in the sheet discharge direction;
and
a second cover surrounding the first cover, the second cover including:
a second discharge tray portion arranged downstream of the first discharge tray portion in the sheet discharge direction, the second discharge tray portion being configured to support the discharged sheet in cooperation with the first discharge tray portion;
and
a second recess arranged downstream of the first recess in the sheet discharge direction, the second recess being formed continuously from the first recess, the second recess serving as a sheet handle portion in cooperation with the first recess.

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Facts

Application: 17/536,935Filed 29 Nov 2021
Priority: JP 2020-19901530 Nov 2020
Published: US 2022/0171319 A12 Jun 2022
Granted: 6 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

G03G 15/6552
Apparatus which relate to the handling of copy material: means for discharging uncollated sheet copy material, e.g. discharging rollers, exit trays
B41J 29/13
Guards, shields or dust excluders: cases or covers
B65H 31/02
Pile receivers: with stationary end support against which pile accumulates
G03G 15/5016
Machine control of apparatus for electrographic processes using a charge pattern, e.g. regulating differents parts of the machine, multimode…:…