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US 5,528,344 AGranted
Image forming device
AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsYoshio Yamaguchi, Hisashi Hanzawa, Shinzo Tanaka, Nobuyuki Tanaka
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AssigneeFujitsu Limited
InventorsYoshio Yamaguchi, Hisashi Hanzawa, Shinzo Tanaka, Nobuyuki Tanaka
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The present invention relates to an image forming device such as a copying machine, a printer, or the like that records an image on a sheet of ordinary paper, more particularly to image forming device that can be installed in multiple direction, for example, vertically or horizontally. The object is to realize a device serviceable to any installation direction and to provide a stable operation independently on the installation direction and an improved reliability. The image forming device consists of an installation direction detecting unit for detecting an installation direction of the device body; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the device body according to the installation direction detected. The control unit includes the plural control sequence units each arranged in an installation direction for setting a control condition corresponding to the installation direction, and a control condition selecting unit for selecting a control sequence unit corresponding to the installation direction detected among the plural control sequence units.
An image forming device that can be installed in either a horizontal or vertical direction, comprising:
An image forming device operable in either a horizontal state where a device body is arranged horizontally and substantially in parallel with a fixing unit and a process unit including a photosensitive drum, or a vertical state where said device body is arranged vertically and said process unit is arranged above said fixing unit;
An image forming device operable in either a horizontal state where a device body is arranged horizontally or a vertical state where said device body is arranged vertically, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.