Image forming apparatus having lowered image forming position and recessed sheet stacking portion
US7526226B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 8, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/183
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main casing; a photosensitive member; a process cartridge that can be installed or removed with respect to the main casing along a removal path; a pick-up roller located above a sheet accommodating portion; and a feed path along which a sheet can be conveyed from the sheet accommodating portion to a discharge port. At least a part of the feed path is substantially parallel to the removal path and located between the sheet accommodating portion and the process cartridge when the process cartridge is installed in the main casing; and an image forming position where an image is transferred from the photosensitive member to the sheet is located along the feed path at a position lower than an upper surface of the pick-up roller in a verticle direction.
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