Image forming apparatus
US5649275A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 15, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00421
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Paper feeding roller, image forming means, fixing means, paper discharging means, and a sheet guide are all slanted from the vertical direction. Support means, which supports the printed sheet discharged from the paper discharging means in a state that it is slanted from the vertical direction to the inside of the image forming apparatus, is formed by the side portion of the case. The lower-edge support for supporting the lower edge of the discharged sheet is positioned at a level that is higher than the lower edge of the sheet to be fed. The slanting angle of the support means is selected to have such a value as to prevent the sheet from slipping down from the support means when the image forming apparatus is laid down.
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