Electrophotography – Diagnostics – Component present or mounted
Reexamination Certificate
2005-09-19
2010-10-19
Grainger, Quana M (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Diagnostics
Component present or mounted
Reexamination Certificate
active
07817926
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming apparatus main body including an image forming unit that forms an image on a sheet, a detachable main body sheet feeding tray that holds the sheet and a sheet feeding unit that feeds the sheet from the main body sheet feeding tray toward the image forming unit; an optional sheet feeding device that is capable of being added on a lower side of the main body sheet feeding tray and feeds the sheet toward the image forming unit, the optional sheet feeding device having a first detector that detects whether or not the main body sheet feeding tray is attached to a proper position; and a controller that controls operations of the image forming apparatus main body and the optional sheet feeding device based on a detection result of the first detector.
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Computer translation JP11-310328a.
Japanese Office Action in Application No. 2004-281929 with Dispatch Date of Nov. 6, 2007 and English translation thereof.
Banner & Witcoff Ltd
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Grainger Quana M
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