Image forming device
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorSoichiro Nishimura
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Abstract
A laser beam printer includes a casing with a discharge tray disposed on the top surface of the casing. A cutout part is formed in the top surface of the casing and an opening is formed in the front surface of the casing for facilitating mounting and removal of a process cartridge. The opening can be closed with a cover. When the cover is in a closed position, a top cover part of the cover blocks the cutout part. At this time, the top cover part and a main discharge tray part of the discharge tray are adjacent to one another and function to support paper. When the cover is in an open position, the cutout part is exposed; the top cover part is separated from the main discharge tray part; and the paper is supported by the main discharge tray alone.
Claims21
An image-forming device comprising:
- a casing having a vertical wall and a top wall, the vertical wall being formed with an opening through which a detachable member is inserted into and removed from the casing, the top wall being formed with a cutout part that is continuous with the opening;
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- a cover including a first part that covers the opening and a second part that covers the cutout part, the cover being movable between an open state and a closed state, wherein:
- when the cover is in the closed state, the second part of the cover and a portion of the top wall of the casing are adjacent to one another in a first direction;
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- when the cover is in the open state, the second part of the cover and the portion of the top wall are separated from each other and a recording medium discharged from the casing is supported by a part of the top wall such that the recording medium bridges over the cutout part.
An image-forming device comprising:
- a casing having a vertical wall and a top wall, the vertical wall being formed with a first opening, the top wall being formed with a second opening continuous with the first opening;
- a first cover capable of opening and closing to selectively expose and cover the first opening;
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- a second cover supported on the casing, the second cover pivoting open and closed about an axis to selectively expose and cover the second opening, wherein
- when the first cover and the second cover are open, a recording medium discharged from the casing is supported on the top wall and the second cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.