Electrophotography – Internal machine environment – Forced air circulation
Patent
1998-12-11
2000-09-05
Braun, Fred L
Electrophotography
Internal machine environment
Forced air circulation
358483, 358498, 399118, G03G 2100, G03G 2120, H04N 104
Patent
active
061155640
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes: a cabinet cover unit having a control panel; an optical system-incorporating unit incorporating a scanner portion for optically reading the information of originals and having a separation roller for feeding originals to a cover glass of the scanner. This optical system-incorporating unit is provided in an openable and closable manner so that the interior of the apparatus body can be exposed when it is opened with respect to the apparatus body. The cabinet cover unit can be opened and closed with respect to the optical system-incorporating unit so that the optical system-incorporating unit will be exposed when it is opened. The original conveyance path for conveying an original for permitting the scanner portion to reading the original is provided between the cabinet cover unit and optical system-incorporating unit while the recording paper conveyance path for conveying recording paper after printing by the recording portion is provided between the optical system-incorporating unit and the apparatus body.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5559609 (1996-09-01), Yamada et al.
patent: 5884117 (1999-03-01), Tanoue et al.
Braun Fred L
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
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