Image forming apparatus

US9092001B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9092001-B2
Application numberUS-201414284434-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 22, 2014
Priority dateMay 31, 2013
Publication dateJul 28, 2015
Grant dateJul 28, 2015

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An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, first legs, a second leg, a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first legs and the second leg are disposed on a bottom portion of the apparatus body. The first member has a width greater than a height to form a large horizontal surface. Each of the second member and the third member has a height greater than a width to form a large vertical surface. The apparatus body has a first side to arrange two of the first legs, and a second side opposite the first side to arrange the second leg. The first, second, and third members are arranged on the top of the first side, an upper side surface of the second side, and a lower side surface of the second side, respectively.

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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an apparatus body including a sheet feed unit having a sheet feed roller; first legs disposed on a bottom portion of the apparatus body; a second leg disposed on the bottom portion of the apparatus body; a first member having a width greater than a height to form a large horizontal surface; a second member having a height greater than a width to form a large vertical surface; and a third member having a heigh…

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What does patent US9092001B2 cover?
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, first legs, a second leg, a first member, a second member, and a third member. The first legs and the second leg are disposed on a bottom portion of the apparatus body. The first member has a width greater than a height to form a large horizontal surface. Each of the second member and the third member has a height greater than a width to fo…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sato Yuki, Ricoh Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G03G21/1619. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 28 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).