Konica Corporation

Takeshi Sakabe

Toshio Shida

Tadayoshi Ikeda

Takeshi Suzuki

Hisao Satoh

Shigeru Okazaki

Naoki Otomo

Hideo Isohara

Atsushi Ogane

Naoko Otomo

Tarou Miyamoto

In an ejected sheet stacking device for use in an image forming apparatus provided with a sheet ejection part formed in a hollow place formed so as to open to an outer housing of the image forming apparatus and with a sheet storing mechanism for storing sheets ejected from a sheet ejection opening of the image forming apparatus, the ejected sheet stacking device comprising: a plurality of sheet storing trays arranged in a multi-stage way in a vertical direction; an ejecting and conveying mechanism for conveying a sheet ejected from the sheet ejection opening of the image forming apparatus to one of the sheet storing trays; and a conveyance path switching mechanism for switching a bifurcating conveyance path which bifurcates the sheet ejected from the sheet ejection opening to lead to each of the sheet storing trays. The ejected sheet stacking device is mounted to the image forming apparatus in place of the sheet storing mechanism.

Image forming apparatus and ejected sheet stacking device for use therewith

An image forming apparatus including a lower half body; an upper half body which is mounted on the lower half body and has an axis arranged in parallel to a sheet passage so that the upper half body can be pivoted around the axis; and a platen cover provided on the upper half body so as to open or close in the same direction as that of the upper half body: wherein the sum of pivot angle of the upper half body and the platen cover is smaller than 90 degrees.

Image forming apparatus of a clamshell type

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Hachioji, Japan

Takeshi Sakabe