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US 8,985,568 B2Granted
Paper discharge device of image forming apparatus
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShinichi Ito
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a paper discharge device includes a discharged-sheet receiving part that can be opened and closed on a side surface of an apparatus body, is closed on the side surface and receives a recording medium dropped from above along the side surface after image formation.
Claims9
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming part configured to form an image on a recording medium;
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- a discharged-sheet receiving part configured to be opened and closed on a side surface of the apparatus body, wherein
- the discharged-sheet receiving part receives the recording medium along the side surface of the apparatus body,
- the recording medium is discharged from the image forming part,
- the discharged-sheet receiving part is also configured to function as a manual paper feed part that supplies a recording medium to the image forming part, and
- the discharged-sheet receiving part is housed in the apparatus body and has a same surface as the side surface if the discharged-sheet receiving part is closed on the side surface.
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