Image forming apparatus
US8335465B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/00021
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first and a second image forming sections, a paper feeding section, and a paper output section. The image forming sections form an image on paper independently. The apparatus is laterally dividable into a first and a second portions where the first and second image forming sections are respectively positioned. The feeding section is arranged below the first image forming section in the first portion. The output section is arranged above the second image forming section in the second portion. The apparatus has two simple transport paths that run vertically through the image forming sections, respectively, without intersecting each other and detouring around the second or first image forming section.
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