Electrophotography – Machine operation – Having power supply
Reexamination Certificate
2005-12-20
2005-12-20
Tran, Hoan (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Machine operation
Having power supply
C399S107000, C399S110000, C399S124000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06978097
ABSTRACT:
An image-forming apparatus including: an image-forming unit disposed so as to be detachably attached to an apparatus body; at least one sheet supply unit disposed at a lower portion of the apparatus body so as to be located below the image-forming unit for supplying a sheet, and including a sheet tray detachably attached to a body of the sheet supply unit; and a sheet carrying system including a sheet carrying path extending vertically so that the sheet supplied from the sheet supply unit is carried to an image-forming region of the image-forming unit and then ejected, wherein a spatial portion communicating with the openings at a top and bottom portions of the apparatus body and facing at least one part of the sheet carrying path is formed when the image-forming unit and the sheet tray of each sheet supply unit are detached from the apparatus body.
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Matsumoto Hideki
Ogi Satoshi
Ouchi Akihiro
Ozawa Toru
Fuji 'Xerox Co., Ltd.
Morgan & Lewis & Bockius, LLP
Tran Hoan
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