Image forming apparatus capable of opening a main body on one side
US5331374A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1672
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has a low body and an upper body connected to the lower body rotatable about a pivot. The upper body carries an image forming device. The lower body carries a copy paper storage unit and a paper feeding device for feeding a copy paper sheet from the paper storage unit to the image forming device. The paper feeding device is provided with a paper inverting device between the paper storage unit and the image bearing device for inverting the copy paper sheet fed from the paper storage unit. The paper feeding device is exposed to the operator when the upper body is opened.
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