Image forming apparatus including a holding portion having...

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2011-01-11

2011-01-11

Gray, David M (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Internal machine environment

Forced air circulation

C399S093000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07869734

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a placement tray on which a recording medium is placed and which is attachably and detachably assembled into a housing. The placement tray includes a holding portion having an upwardly concave configuration at one end of the placement tray in an attaching and detaching direction of the placement tray. The holding portion includes at least one air vent for taking air into the housing in a vicinity of at least one of both end portions of the holding portion in a width direction perpendicular to the attaching and detaching direction.

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Machine translation of Tajima et al. (JP 10-312,146, Listed in IDS).
Machine translation of Miyagawa (JP 2004-279,747, Listed in IDS).

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