Electrophotography – Having particular structure – Modular or displaceable
Patent
1997-03-25
1998-11-17
Grimley, Arthur T.
Electrophotography
Having particular structure
Modular or displaceable
271184, 399110, 399364, 399401, G03G 1500
Patent
active
058390324
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus in which a sheet conveying path and a sheet discharging path are exposed when a side cover is opened for removing a jammed sheet. The side cover, together with attached copy exit guide plate for sheets is exchangeably and detachably mounted to the main body of the apparatus and serves commonly as a side cover for a simplex type copying machine and a duplex type copying machine. Separate units, attached to each other and aligned, establish sheet discharging paths to different destinations, for example, sheet discharging trays. Sheets are guided to the paths by a course selecting pick. One of the two units includes rollers for directing sheets to a mail box or duplex copying unit, selectably. Disclosed embodiments enable copy sheets to be delivered selectably to face up and face down discharging trays or selectably to mail box and face down discharging trays.
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Katoh Yasuhisa
Yasui Motokazu
Yoshikawa Masaaki
Chen Sophia S.
Grimley Arthur T.
Ricoh & Company, Ltd.
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