Image recording apparatus constituting of selectable units
US5208612A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 6, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 4, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 6, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1696
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A copier, printer, facsimile apparatus or similar image forming apparatus made up of components each being constructed into a unit and connected to the others by external arrangements. The apparatus has a base unit accommodating an electric control device, a paper feeding unit removably mounted on the base unit, and an image forming unit for forming an image and recording it on a paper sheet. The base unit, paper feeding unit, and image forming unit may be combined in any desired configuration to construct an image recording apparatus capable of performing any desired kind of image forming procedure.
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