Image forming apparatus operable with a two-side unit
US5089858A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 23, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00586
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus selectively loaded with a two-side unit and a paper cassette storing a stack paper sheets and selectively operable in a two-sided copy mode and a combined copy mode. The body of the apparatus incorporates at least an image forming section, an image fixing section, a paper transporting section, and a paper discharging section therein. An accommodating section is provided in a lower portion of the apparatus body for selectively accommodating either one of the two-side unit and paper cassette. The accommodating section has a bore open at a particular side where the apparatus is to be operated, and a guide potion for guiding the two-side unit and paper cassette. The two-side unit and paper cassette have the same external configuration.
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