US 2012/0230723 A1 · MEDIUM CARRYING UNIT AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS USING THE MEDIUM CARRYING UNIT

Abstract

A medium carrying unit to be installed in an image forming apparatus includes a first carrying path through which a medium is carried, a handle member positioned above or around the first carrying path and including a part to be gripped by a user in a state that allows the handle member to project above a carrying surface of the first carrying path, an accommodation area that is defined around the handle member and that accommodates the handle member in a state that allows the handle member to be freely inserted and removed so that the handle member hides below the carrying surface of the first carrying path, and a push-out mechanism that pushes out the handle member from an interior of the accommodation area when the medium carrying unit is removed from the image forming apparatus.

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Dependent claims

A medium carrying unit to be installed in an image forming apparatus, comprising:

a first carrying path through which a medium is carried;
a handle member positioned above or around the first carrying path and including a part to be gripped by a user in a state that allows the handle member to project above a carrying surface of the first carrying path;
an accommodation area that is defined around the handle member and that accommodates the handle member in a state that allows the handle member to be freely inserted and removed so that the handle member hides below the carrying surface of the first carrying path;
and
a push-out mechanism that pushes out the handle member from an interior of the accommodation area when the medium carrying unit is removed from the image forming apparatus.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Medium carrying unit and image forming apparatus using the medium carrying unit

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Medium carrying unit and image forming apparatus using the medium carrying unit

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Abstract

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