Document handler having integrated platen and fully internal CVT path
US-9781283-B1 · Oct 3, 2017 · US
Image forming apparatus
US11128772B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11128772-B2 |
| Application number | US-202016827955-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Publication date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2021 |
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An image forming apparatus includes a scanner device and an image forming apparatus body to which the scanner device is attached. The scanner device has a document inlet and a document outlet respectively formed in mutually opposed surfaces thereof, and is configured to read an image of a document fed thereinto through the document inlet and discharge the document through the document outlet. The scanner device is detachably attached to a top surface of the image forming apparatus body. The top surface of the image forming apparatus body functions as a guide surface guiding the document when the scanner device is used.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a scanner device having a document inlet and a document outlet respectively formed in mutually opposed surfaces thereof, the scanner device being configured to read an image of a document fed thereinto through the document inlet and discharge the document through the document outlet; and an image forming apparatus body to which the scanner device is attached, wherein: the scanner device is detachably attached to a top surface of the image forming apparatus body; the scanner device is rotatable between two side surfaces of the image forming apparatus body about an axis vertical to the top surface of the image forming apparatus body on a fulcrum provided at a corner of the top surface of the image forming apparatus body in a state of being attached to the top surface of the image forming apparatus body, the two side surfaces of the image forming apparatus body being perpendicular to each other with the corner of the top surface therebetween as viewed in plan view; and the top surface of the image forming apparatus body functions as a guide surface guiding the document when the scanner device is used. 2. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein: one of the two side surfaces of the image forming apparatus body has formed therein a sheet inlet through which a sheet for printing is fed into the image forming apparatus body, and has provided thereon a sheet feed tray onto which the sheet to be fed to the sheet inlet is placed. 3. The image forming apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the scanner device is configured as an optional device later-attachable to the top surface of the image forming apparatus body.
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- H04N1/16Primary
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- What does patent US11128772B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes a scanner device and an image forming apparatus body to which the scanner device is attached. The scanner device has a document inlet and a document outlet respectively formed in mutually opposed surfaces thereof, and is configured to read an image of a document fed thereinto through the document inlet and discharge the document through the document outlet. T…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Kyocera Document Solutions Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/16. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Sep 21 2021 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 1 related publication on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).