Patent · US Expired

Image forming apparatus having a movable sheet receiving tray

US5293203A · kind A · utility

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21Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 21, 1991
Grant dateMar 8, 1994
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Expiry dateNov 21, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG03G2215/00586
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An image forming apparatus for producing completed copies includes a main body. An image forming device is provided in the main body for forming images on paper to produce the completed copies. A tray is also provided in the main body for receiving and stacking the completed copies produced by the image forming device. A sheet transport path transports the completed copies from the image forming device to the tray. In addition, a support mechanism movably supports the tray from a first position inside of said main body where the completed copies are received and stacked thereon to a second position outside of the main body where the completed copies can be manually removed therefrom.

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