Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having a removable output unit
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置具有可移除的输出单元
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Application No.: US11354700Application Date: 2006-02-15
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Publication No.: US07673984B2Publication Date: 2010-03-09
- Inventor: Manabu Nonaka
- Applicant: Manabu Nonaka
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Cooper & Dunham, LLP
- Priority: JP2005-039658 20050216; JP2005-355670 20051209
- Main IPC: B65H31/22
- IPC: B65H31/22 ; B65H85/00 ; B65H29/60 ; B41J2/01

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section that discharges droplets of recording liquid to form an image on a recording medium, a body including the image forming section, and a conveyor section that conveys the recording medium having thereon the image formed in the image forming section. An output unit is removably attached to the body and includes at least the conveyor section. The output unit may further include a face-down output path, a straight output path, a straight output tray, and the like.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060181590A1 Image forming apparatus having a removable output unit Public/Granted day:2006-08-17
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