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US 6,473,576 B1Granted
Image forming apparatus with sheet feeding device having sheet supporting portion
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsYoshiyuki Koshimizu, Naomasa Kimura, Masakazu Mori, Hideki Mori
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Abstract
A space-saving image forming apparatus of high usability includes a reader section for reading an image recorded on an original, an image forming section including a process cartridge for forming an image read by the reader section, a sheet loading cassette for accommodating sheets for forming images provided between the reader section and the image forming section, and a feeding section for feeding the sheets accommodated in the sheet loading cassette to the image forming section.
Claims26
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- image reading means for reading an image on an original and for converting the image on the original to an electric signal to generate image information of the image on the original;
- image forming means for forming an image on the sheet according to the image information generated by said image reading means, and
- sheet feeding means for feeding sheets to said image forming means, said sheet feeding means comprising a sheet supporting portion for supporting sheets on which images are to be formed, wherein said sheet supporting portion is arranged between said image reading means and said image forming means.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- image reading means for reading an image on an original, said image reading means rotatably mounted for movement between a closed position where an image is read and an open position,
- a main body positioned below said image reading means, said main body having an upper door and a front door each openable by pivoting movement,
- image forming means positioned in said main body for forming an image from the information read by said image reading means, said image forming means detachably provided in said main body and
- sheet feeding means for feeding sheets to said image forming means, said sheet feeding means comprising a sheet supporting portion for supporting sheets on which images are to be formed and a feeding portion for feeding the sheets accommodated in the sheet supporting portion to the image forming means, and arranged between said image reading means and said image forming means,
- wherein rotation of said image reading means to the open position allows the front door and the upper door each to be rotated to the open position to provide for an opening to remove said image forming means.
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