Image forming apparatus

US8995030B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8995030-B2
Application numberUS-201414226284-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 26, 2014
Priority dateMar 29, 2013
Publication dateMar 31, 2015
Grant dateMar 31, 2015

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Abstract

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An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an apparatus body, a document sheet feed apparatus, a wiring cord, a guide portion, and a wiring cord cover. The apparatus body includes a document sheet reading portion therein. The document sheet feed apparatus is configured to be openable and closable relative to a document sheet placing surface of the apparatus body. The wiring cord is configured to electrically connect between the apparatus body and the document sheet feed apparatus. The guide portion is configured to surround the wiring cord. The wiring cord cover is mounted detachably to the apparatus body in a state where the wiring cord cover has the wiring cord disposed therein.

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The invention claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: an apparatus body including a document sheet reading portion therein; a document sheet feed apparatus configured to be openable and closable relative to a document sheet placing surface of the apparatus body; a wiring cord whose one end is connected to the document sheet feed apparatus and whose other end is connected to the apparatus body, the wiring cord being passed through openings that are respectively pr…

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What does patent US8995030B2 cover?
An image forming apparatus according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes an apparatus body, a document sheet feed apparatus, a wiring cord, a guide portion, and a wiring cord cover. The apparatus body includes a document sheet reading portion therein. The document sheet feed apparatus is configured to be openable and closable relative to a document sheet placing surface of the appa…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc, Kyocera Documant Solutions Inc
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04N1/00559. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 31 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).