Image forming apparatus with sheet discharging device
US5331389A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0089
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided with a rotatable upper cover, one surface of which serves as a first exit tray on which recording sheets are discharged with image sides face downward, the other surface of which serves as a second exit tray on which recording sheets are discharged with image sides face upward. Guide members which are activated in accordance with the rotation of the rotatable upper cover are provided above delivering rollers, thereby the recording sheets delivered by the delivering rollers are selectively discharged with the image sides either face downward to the first exit tray or face upward to the second exit tray.
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