Image forming apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsMasashi Hiroki, Satoshi Kaiho
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a transport mechanism that is provided in the apparatus main body and transports a sheet, a recording head e to record an image by discharging ink to the medium transported by the transport mechanism, a sheet guide that is provided to be opposite to the recording head and guides the sheet, a transport roller provided at an upstream side of the sheet guide in a sheet transport direction, an ejection roller provided at a downstream side thereof, and a transport unit that integrates the medium guide, the transport roller and the ejection roller and is provided to freely come in and out of the apparatus main body.
Claims12
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus main body;
- a transport device that is provided in the apparatus main body and transports a medium;
- a recording device to record an image by discharging ink to the medium transported by the transport device;
- a medium guide that is provided to be opposite to the recording device and guides the medium;
- a transport roller provided at an upstream side of the medium guide in a medium transport direction;
- an ejection roller provided at a downstream side thereof;
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- a transport unit that integrates the medium guide, the transport roller and the ejection roller and is provided to freely come in and out of the apparatus main body.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus main body;
- a supply unit provided in the apparatus main body and including a supply roller to supply a medium;
- a transport device to transport the medium supplied from the supply unit;
- a recording device to record an image by discharging ink to the medium transported by the transport device;
- a medium guide that is provided to be opposite to the recording device and guides the medium;
- a transport roller provided at an upstream side of the medium guide in a medium transport direction;
- an ejection roller provided at a downstream side thereof;
- a transport unit to integrate the medium guide, the transport roller and the ejection roller;
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- a path unit that integrates the transport unit and the supply unit and is provided to freely come in and out of the apparatus main body.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus main body;
- transport means provided in the apparatus main body and for transporting a medium;
- recording means for recording an image by discharging ink to the medium transported by the transport means;
- guide means provided to be opposite to the recording means and for guiding the medium;
- a transport roller provided at an upstream side of the guide means in a medium transport direction;
- an ejection roller provided at a downstream side thereof;
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- transport unit that integrates the guide means, the transport roller and the ejection roller and is provided to freely come in and out of the apparatus main body.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus main body;
- a supply unit provided in the apparatus main body and including a supply roller to supply a medium;
- transport means for transporting the medium supplied from the supply unit;
- recording means for recording an image by discharging ink to the medium transported by the transport means;
- guide means provided to be opposite to the recording means and for guiding the medium;
- a transport roller provided at an upstream side of the guide means in a medium transport direction;
- an ejection roller provided at a downstream side thereof;
- a transport unit to integrate the medium guide, the transport roller and the ejection roller;
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- a path unit that integrates the transport unit and the supply unit and is provided to freely come in and out of the apparatus main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.