Image forming apparatus in use with a sheet post-processing apparatus
USRE39168E1 · kind E1 · reissue
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| Filing date | May 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, having a sheet ejection section, provided in an upper portion of the image forming apparatus, for ejecting a recording sheet onto an upper surface portion of the image forming apparatus; a sheet post-processing apparatus for receiving the recording sheet, ejected from the sheet ejection section, so as to perform a post-processing operation upon the recording sheet; and a coupler for coupling the sheet post-processing apparatus with the image forming apparatus so that at least a part of the post-processing apparatus is located on the upper surface portion of the image forming apparatus.
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