Cabinet opening structure and image forming apparatus
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKiyoshi Sasoh, Tatsuya Inoue, Kouji Wakamoto, Masao Matsui
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes, for example, a first knob serving as a first operating member for manually turning a registration roller member in a sheet transporting unit and a second knob serving as a second operating member for manually turning a fixing roller in a fixing device. The first and second operating devices, such as knobs, are provided in such a manner as to be exposed onto a side of the apparatus body facing a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the cabinet may be opened.
Claims16
A cabinet opening structure for an apparatus having a sheet transporting member comprising:
- a side cabinet having a portion which can be opened in a first direction;
- the side cabinet having a front flange;
- first and second operating members connected to the transporting member which can be manually operated for operating the sheet transporting member;
- wherein;
- the first and second operating members are concealed when the side cabinet is closed and the first and second operating members are exposed when the side cabinet is in the open position said operating members being disposed at a position at which said operating members are exposed to the outside of the apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the first direction when said openable portion of the cabinet is opened.
An apparatus provided with a sheet member transporting unit, comprising:
- a transporting unit for transporting a sheet member;
- a side cabinet having a portion which can be opened in a first direction from the body of the apparatus;
- and
- an operating member connected to the transporting unit which can be manually operated;
- the operating member being disposed at a position, at which the operating member is exposed to the outside of the apparatus body in a direction perpendicular to the first opening direction when the openable portion of the cabinet is opened from the apparatus body, said operating member being located generally along a transportation path of a sheet member in the apparatus
- first and second operating members connected to the transporting member which can be manually operated for operating the sheet transporting member;
- wherein;
- the first and second operating members are concealed when the side cabinet is closed and the first and second operating members are exposed when the side cabinet is in the open position said operating members being disposed at a position at which said operating member is exposed to the outside of the apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the first direction when said openable portion of the cabinet is opened.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a transporting unit for transporting a sheet member;
- an image forming unit for forming an image on the sheet member based on image information;
- a fixing device for fixing the image formed on the sheet member in the image forming unit;
- a side cabinet for the apparatus having a portion which is openable in a first direction;
- a first operating member connected to the transporting unit;
- which can be manually operated;
- and
- a second operating member connected to the fixing device which can be manually operated;
- wherein, the first and second operating members being disposed at positions at which the operating members are exposed to the outside of the apparatus in a direction perpendicular to the first opening direction when the openable portion of the side cabinet is opened and the first and second members are concealed when the side cabinet is in a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.