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US 9,039,137 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsYuta Moriwaki, Tomomi Katoh, Soyoung Park, Hiroshi Noda
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming part including a recording head to form an image on a recording medium, a conveyance mechanism disposed opposite the image forming part to convey the recording medium, and a cover closably openable relative to a body of the image forming apparatus and disposed opposite the conveyance mechanism with the image forming part interposed therebetween. The recording head is detachably attachable to the cover and is configured to move away from the conveyance mechanism when the cover is opened.
Claims7
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image forming part comprising a recording head to form an image on a recording medium;
- a conveyance mechanism disposed opposite the image forming part to convey the recording medium;
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- a cover plate closably openable relative to a body of the image forming apparatus, the cover plate being disposed opposite the conveyance mechanism with the image forming part interposed therebetween,
- wherein the recording head is detachable from, and attachable to, the cover plate in a direction along the surface of the cover plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.