Printer with face-down delivery of collated printed sheets at the top, and a manually removable PC/developer cartridge
USRE37157E · kind E · reissue
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 1, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A compact printer has a sheet feeder positioned at its front wall and electrophotographic components arranged along a sheet moving path for receiving a sheet from the sheet feeder and for exposing, developing, then transferring a toner image onto the sheet. At its rear side, the printer has an image fixing unit and a discharge portion for discharging the sheet to a side output tray or onto the top wall of the printer. The discharge portion is provided with a detachably hinged, sheet turning apparatus when it is desired to discharge sheets onto the top wall, or with a detachably hinged cover with a rear opening to discharge sheets onto a rear side output tray.
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