Image forming apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9948801
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15226269

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An image forming apparatus includes an image reading unit, an image forming unit, a discharge unit, and a discharge tray. The image reading unit is configured to read a document placed on a document placement table by moving and scanning of a scanning body in a sub-scanning direction. The image forming unit is configured to form an image read by the image reading unit on a paper sheet. The discharge unit is configured to discharge the paper sheet on which an image is formed by the image forming unit to a direction perpendicular to the sub-scanning direction. The discharge tray is on which the paper sheet from the discharge unit is to be placed with a space portion at a lower side of the image reading unit. A bottom surface of a housing of the image reading unit facing the discharge tray is constituted of a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is a surface at a front side of the discharge unit in a discharging direction and high with respect to the discharge tray. The second surface is a surface at a back side of the discharge unit in the discharging direction lower than the first surface with respect to the discharge tray. A pulling member and/or a movable wiring are/is arranged at an upper side of the second surface inside the housing. The pulling member is configured to move the scanning body back and forth in the sub-scanning direction. One end portion of the movable wiring is secured to the scanning body.

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SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAOSAKA

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Fukutome, Shohichi Sakai, JP 70 303
Imoto, Masahiro Sakai, JP 39 177
Nakanishi, Kenji Sakai, JP 118 712
Suto, Yasuhiro Sakai, JP 104 658
Yamanaka, Hisashi Sakai, JP 55 221
Yoshimoto, Mitsuharu Sakai, JP 52 298

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