Image forming apparatus
US-9217987-B2 · Dec 22, 2015 · US
Image forming apparatus
US9152071B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9152071-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414261707-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | May 2, 2013 |
| Publication date | Oct 6, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2015 |
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An image forming apparatus includes a recording medium storage unit that stores therein a recording medium; an image forming unit that is arranged above the recording medium storage unit and that forms an image on the recording medium transferred from the recording medium storage unit; a storage-unit exterior member that covers a front side of the recording medium storage unit; an image-forming-unit exterior member that covers a front side of the image forming unit and that protrudes forward relative to the storage-unit exterior member; and a fresh air supply path that is arranged on a back side of the image-forming-unit exterior member, through which fresh air introduced from outside the image forming apparatus flows.
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What is claimed is: 1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a recording medium storage unit that stores therein a recording medium; an image forming unit that is arranged above the recording medium storage unit and that forms an image on the recording medium transferred from the recording medium storage unit; a storage-unit exterior member that covers a front side of the recording medium storage unit; and an image-forming-unit exterior member that covers a front side of th…
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Physics · mapped topic
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Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
- G03G21/1661Primary
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9152071B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes a recording medium storage unit that stores therein a recording medium; an image forming unit that is arranged above the recording medium storage unit and that forms an image on the recording medium transferred from the recording medium storage unit; a storage-unit exterior member that covers a front side of the recording medium storage unit; an image-forming…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Katsuyama Goro, Ricoh Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G21/1623. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Oct 06 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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