Image forming apparatus having a substantially vertical sheet transport path and a relaying mechanism that cooperate to transfer a sheet to a sheet discharge section
US6112047A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 10, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 10, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65H2404/14
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the type having a sheet transport path extending substantially vertically upward from a sheet feed section to a sheet discharge section is disclosed. The apparatus allows different kinds of finishers to be mounted thereto without lessening the advantages particular to the substantially vertical path configuration. A relay unit intervenes between the sheet discharge section and the finisher. A sheet jamming the relay unit or the sheet discharge section during usual sheet discharge mode operation can be removed with ease.
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