Image forming apparatus including a recessed handle portion for an extension portion

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-RE47827-E
Application number	US-201715795583-A
Country	US
Kind code	E1
Filing date	Oct 27, 2017
Priority date	Sep 24, 2010
Publication date	Jan 28, 2020
Grant date	Jan 28, 2020

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an output unit to which a recording medium on which an image has been formed is output, the output unit including an output unit body, and an extension portion that is disposed on the output unit body so as to be extendable from the output unit body in an output direction of the recording medium, the extension portion including a handle portion that is recessed in a direction away from a back surface of the recording sheet so as allow a finger to be hooked in a direction in which the extension portion is extended in the output direction of the recording medium, the back surface being a surface that is in contact with the output unit body, and a protrusion that protrudes toward the back surface of the recording medium from the extension portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
an output unit to which a recording medium on which an image has been formed is output, the output unit including
an output unit body which receives the output recording medium on which the image has been formed, and
an extension portion that is disposed on the output unit body so as to be extendable from the output unit body in an output direction of the recording medium, the extension portion including
a handle portion that is recessed in a direction away from a back surface of the recording medium so as allow a finger to be hooked in a direction in which the extension portion is extended in the output direction of the recording medium, the back surface being a surface that is in contact with the output unit body, and
at least one protrusion that protrudes toward the back surface of the recording medium from the extension portion,

wherein the handle portion includes:
a first recess that is recessed in a direction away from the back surface the recording medium along the output direction of the recording medium,
a second recess that is disposed downstream of the first recess in the output direction of the recording medium, the second recess having a depth larger than a depth of the first recess, and
a wall that is disposed downstream of the second recess in the output direction of the recording medium, the wall extending in a direction that intersects the output direction of the recording medium.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one protrusion comprises two protrusions, and wherein the handle portion is disposed between the two protrusions.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the extension portion comprises a first extension member extendable from the output unit body in the output direction of the recording medium, and a second extension portion extendable from the first extension member in the output direction of the recording medium.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the depth of the first recess is greater than a depth of a top surface of the extension portion, the top surface of the extension portion being a surface that faces the back surface of the recording medium.

5. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the extension portion further includes an end that is downstream of the wall in the output direction of the recording medium, the end having a depth larger than the depth of the second recess.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one protrusion is located at an inside of the extension portion away from lateral edges of the extension portion.

7. An output unit to which a recording medium on which an image has been formed is output, the output unit comprising:
an output unit body which receives the output recording medium on which the image has been formed; and an extension portion that is disposed on the output unit body so as to be extendable from the output unit body in an output direction of the recording medium, the extension portion including
a handle portion that is recessed in a direction away from a back surface of the recording medium so as allow a finger to be hooked in a direction in which the extension portion is extended in the output direction of the recording medium, the back surface being a surface that faces the output unit body, and
at least one protrusion that protrudes toward the back surface of the recording medium from the extension portion,
wherein the handle portion includes:
a first recess that is recessed in a direction away from the back surface the recording medium along the output direction of the recording medium,
a second recess that is disposed downstream of the first recess in the output direction of the recording medium, the second recess having a depth larger than a depth of the first recess, and
a wall that is disposed downstream of the second recess in the output direction of the recording medium, the wall extending in a direction that intersects the output direction of the recording medium.

8. The output unit according to claim 7 ,
wherein the at least one protrusion comprises two protrusions, and wherein the handle portion is disposed between the two protrusions.

9. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a tray unit on which a recording medium is deposited, the tray unit including a tray unit body, and an extension portion that is disposed in the tray unit body from which the extension portion is drawn out in a drawing out direction away from a main body of the image forming apparatus, the extension portion including a protrusion that protrudes from the upper surface of the extension portion, a handle portion that is recessed from an upper surface of the extension portion without penetrating through the extension portion, the handle portion having a side wall extending in the drawing out direction, wherein at least a portion of the side wall is formed by at least a portion of the protrusion.

10. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a tray unit body; an extension portion that can be drawn out from the tray unit body; a recessed portion recessed from a planar portion of an upper surface of the extension portion; a wall portion located on an upstream side in an output direction of the recording medium from the recessed portion; and an upstream recessed portion, upstream of the recessed portion in the output direction of the recording medium, and recessed from the planar portion of the upper surface of the extension portion, wherein the recessed portion, the wall portion, and the upstream recessed portion are fixedly provided on the extension portion.

11. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the upstream recessed portion is upstream of the wall portion.

12. The image forming apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the recessed portion has a greater depth relative to the upper surface of the extension portion than the upstream recessed portion.

13. An image forming apparatus comprising:
a tray unit body; an extension portion that can be drawn out from the tray unit body; a recessed portion recessed from a planar portion of an upper surface of the extension portion; a wall portion located on an upstream side in an output direction of the recording medium from the recessed portion; an upstream recessed portion, upstream of the recessed portion in the output direction of the recording medium, and recessed from the planar portion of the upper surface of the extension portion; and a downstream wall portion, downstream from the wall portion and the recessed portion in the output direction of the recording medium, and projecting toward a surface of the recording medium, wherein the recessed portion, the wall portion, and the upstream recessed portion are fixedly provided on the extension portion.

Assignees

• Fuji Xerox Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ishida Mitsuyuki

Classifications

• B41J13/106 Primary

  for the sheet output section · CPC title

• G03G21/1695

  for paper transport · CPC title

• B65H2301/4212

  of articles substantially horizontal · CPC title

• B65H29/70 Primary

  Article bending or stiffening arrangements · CPC title

• B65H2405/141

  Reliefs, projections · CPC title