Tokyo Electric Co.

Yasuhiko Ozawa

Yasuyoshi Yamaguchi

Masataka Suzuki

Osamu Mimoto

Harutaro Oba

Yoshiharu Horii

Takashi Shimaoka

Yoshinori Asai

According to the present invention, an upper body which is relatively light in weight is connected to a lower body which contains a paper conveying path and a transfer portion disposed in the paper conveying path, and support portions formed in the lower body are brought into abutment with an image forming portion comprising an image carrier unit and a developing unit, the image carrier unit having an image carrier, and in this state the image forming portion is fixed by a retaining device.

Image forming apparatus

A paper supply device for an electrostatic photographic printer which can significantly reduce the area for installation of the printer. A housing of the printer includes a base and a cover connected for pivotal motion in a vertical plane relative to each other. A picture image forming means including a photosensitive member and so on is mounted on the base. A paper supply cassette is mounted on the cover. Paper is drawn out from the paper supply cassette by means of a paper supply roller and then guided to the picture image forming means by a paper guide which includes a guide plate mounted on the cover and another guide plate mounted on the base and disposed in opposing relationship to the guide plate on the cover. A gear wheel connected to the paper supply roll is meshed, when the cover is closed, with another driving gear wheel mounted on the base and connected to a motor. An engaging member is also provided on the cover and urged to engage with and hold the paper supply cassette from dropping off the cover.

Paper supply device for an electrostatic photographic printer

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Shizuoka, Japan

Yasuhiko Ozawa