Image forming apparatus capable of inserting sheet tray in one direction and discharging printed sheet in opposite direction
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United States of America Patent
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Jul 16, 2024
Grant Date -
Apr 13, 2023
app pub date -
Oct 17, 2022
filing date -
Mar 4, 2016
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a housing, a toner image forming portion, a foil transfer unit, a sheet tray, and a discharge portion. The toner image forming portion is provided in the housing and configured to form a toner image on a sheet. The foil transfer unit is configured to superpose a foil with a surface of the sheet. The sheet tray is installable in the housing in an inserting direction and configured to accommodate a sheet to be supplied to the toner image forming portion. The first discharge portion is configured to discharge the sheet from the foil transfer unit to the outside of the housing in a discharging direction opposite to the inserting direction. The second discharge portion is configured to discharge the sheet from the toner image forming portion to the outside of the housing without passing through the foil transfer unit in the discharge direction.
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- 2022 Application Filing Year
- B65H Class
- 942 Applications Filed
- 455 Patents Issued To-Date
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