Electrophotography – Document handling – Copy
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-16
2006-05-16
Yan, Ren (Department: 2854)
Electrophotography
Document handling
Copy
C399S107000, C399S110000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07046955
ABSTRACT:
A front access type image forming apparatus includes an image scanning section located at an upper part of a housing of the apparatus for obtaining image information from an original, a sheet feeding section located at a lower part of the housing, and an image forming section disposed between the image scanning section and the sheet feeding section at one side of the housing. The image scanning section, the image forming section and the sheet feeding section together form a generally U shape in frontal cross section, a sheet delivery portion being formed between the image scanning section and the sheet feeding section. The length of a sheet delivery tray as measured along a sheet transport direction is made smaller than the length of a maximum printable sheet size so that large-sized printed sheets discharged onto the sheet delivery tray stick out from one side of the apparatus.
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Hatanaka Masatsugu
Hiramoto Yoshiaki
Kamei Kayo
Kizu Seiichi
Matsutomo Yasushi
Conlin David G.
Edwards Angell Palmer & & Dodge LLP
Ghatt Dave A.
Jensen Steven M.
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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