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US 8,849,181 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus including clip unit, clip device, and finishing apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorHideaki Sugiyama
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit configured to form an image to be printed on a sheet; an apparatus main body including the image forming unit therein; a recessed section provided on the outer side of the apparatus main body; and a clip unit configured to clip, when the sheet is inserted into the recessed section, an end of the sheet with a paper clip.
Claims18
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet;
- an apparatus main body including the image forming unit therein;
- a recessed section provided on an outer side of the apparatus main body;
- a sheet detecting unit configured to detect insertion of the sheet into the recessed section;
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- a clip unit configured to clip an end of the sheet with a paper clip when the sheet detecting unit detects insertion of the sheet into the recessed section.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a latent-image forming unit configured to form a latent image on a photoconductive member;
- a developing unit configured to develop, with a toner, the latent image formed by the latent-image forming unit;
- a transfer unit configured to transfer a toner image developed by the developing unit onto a sheet;
- a fixing unit configured to fix, on the sheet, the toner image transferred by the transfer unit;
- an apparatus main body including the latent-image forming unit, the developing unit, the transfer unit, and the fixing unit therein;
- a recessed section provided on an outer side of the apparatus main body;
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- a sheet detecting unit configured to detect insertion of the sheet into the recessed section;
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- a clip unit configured to clip an end of the sheet with a paper clip when the sheet detecting unit detects insertion of the sheet into the recessed section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.