Ricoh Company, Ltd.

Shigeru Horiguchi

Masateru Kohno

Kazuyoshi Yamada

Yuji Suzuki

Makoto Kurata

Tamaki Someya

Masahiro Nakajima

Osamu Miki

Hiroko Suzuki

Yuki Nanri

Tetsuya Gotoh

Masayuki Yamane

Nobuyuki Taguchi

Takeroh Kurenuma

Shinichi Kato

Makoto Tanaka

Yasushi Nakazato

Koichi Hasegawa

Tomohiko Sasaki

Masahiro Yonekawa

Yoshihisa Minakawa

Tetsuya Goto

Tatsuo Okuda

Masanao Takahashi

Takashi Taruki

Masami Iida

Takashi Munakata

Takafumi Hoshimura

Yohichi Watanabe

Kazuyuki Saitoh

Aya Shin

Kazuyuki Saito

Hisayo Ohshita

Shuji Nagano

Masashi Kouchi

Printer

Copying machine

A camera has a camera body formed in a longitudinal rectangular shape, and in the intermediate portion of the camera body, a flexion/transformation mechanism dividing the camera body into an image photographing section including a lens system for capturing an optical image of a subject and a gripping section for a photographer to grip the camera body at the time of photographing is provided. The flexion/transformation mechanism is configured so as to dispose the image photographing section and the gripping section on a same straight line such that the camera body is formed in the longitudinal rectangular shape in a first state, and to dispose the gripping section angled relative to said image photographing section in a second state.

Camera, an image inputting apparatus, a portable terminal device, and a method for transforming the camera configuration

An image forming apparatus may include an image forming mechanism to form an image and to transfer the image onto a recording sheet and a container configured to contain the recording sheet. The container may include a container part, a handle attachment part, and/or a handle. The handle may be attached to the handle attachment part. The handle may be attachable to and detachable from the container and to pull out the container from the image forming apparatus. The handle may include an insertion part, a handle part, and/or a grip. The insertion part is configured to attach the handle to the container. The handle part may be configured to protrude from a front surface of the container and to include a through-hole and a grip to be held through the through-hole.

Image forming apparatus including sheet container with handle

An image forming apparatus includes an image reader, an image forming unit, an output portion, and a notifying mechanism for notifying the operator of the apparatus. The image reader is configured to read an image on an original sheet to create image data. The image forming unit is configured to form a toner image on a sheet according to the image data. The output portion is disposed between the image reader and the image forming unit and includes a bin tray configured to receive the sheet having the toner image. The notifying mechanism includes a signal generator and a notifying member. The signal generator is configured to generate a signal when the sheet is output onto the bin tray. The notifying member is configured to notify that the sheet is output on the bin tray in accordance with the signal generated by the signal generator.

Method and apparatus having improved sheet ejection system

An indicator structure for mounting an indicator representative of desired information to the body of an apparatus, wherein the indicator is made up of a sheet marked with the information in such a manner as to be visible from the outside of the indicator and a single transparent cover covering at least the information such that the information is visible from the outside. The sheet and cover are removably mounted to the body of the apparatus.

Indicator mounting structure and image forming apparatus including the same

Toner cartridge

A camera including a camera body having a substantially flat shape, a photographing optical system configured to perform a photographing operation and accommodated in the camera body, the photographing optical system having a photographing optical axis in a direction perpendicular to a thickness direction of the camera body and a photographing object side plane, the photographing object side plane facing an object to be photographed when photographing, and a release button configured to activate the photographing operation of the photographing optical system provided on a side surface of the camera body corresponding with the photographing object side plane of the photographing optical system.

Camera and a portable apparatus having a flat body

Laser printer

Copying machine with scanning and printing functions

Document feeder for a digital copying machine

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Kawasaki, Japan

Shigeru Horiguchi