Image forming apparatus
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US8964271B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8964271-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414252982-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Priority date | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Publication date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 24, 2015 |
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An image forming apparatus has a first conveying path guiding a sheet such that the sheet passes through the image forming portion, a second conveying path guiding the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming portion to the first conveying path. A document is fed to the second conveying path and the image forming apparatus has a first drive transmission portion transmitting a drive force to the image forming portion and a second drive transmission portion transmitting the drive force to a document feeding portion, a conveyance portion and a document discharge portion.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: a drive portion that has at least one drive source; a sheet feeding portion configured to feed a sheet; an image forming portion configured to form an image on the sheet while conveying the sheet; a first conveying path configured to guide the sheet fed from the sheet feeding portion such that the sheet passes through the image forming portion; a second conveying path configured to guide the sheet on which the…
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- What does patent US8964271B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus has a first conveying path guiding a sheet such that the sheet passes through the image forming portion, a second conveying path guiding the sheet on which the image is formed by the image forming portion to the first conveying path. A document is fed to the second conveying path and the image forming apparatus has a first drive transmission portion transmitting a dri…
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- Canon Kk
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- Primary CPC classification G03G15/6529. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Feb 24 2015 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 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).