Image forming apparatus featuring a plurality or relatively moveable casings
US5517281A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 1995 |
| Grant date | May 14, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1675
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording medium has an image forming device for forming an image on the recording medium, a conveyance path for conveying the recording medium so that an image is formed by the image forming device, a first casing having a portion of the conveyance path, a second casing having a portion of the conveyance path and being openable relative to the first casing, and a third casing having a portion of the conveyance path and being openable relative to the second casing. The relatively openable casings, each having a portion of the conveyance path, provide an image forming apparatus in which a jam can be dealt with easily.
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