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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2016
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Yoshiaki Tashiro, Osaka, JP;
Hideaki Doyo, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus () includes an image forming device (), a conveyor device (L), and a manual paper feed section (). The conveyor device (L) conveys paper (P). A part of the conveyor device (L) is constituted by a conveyance guide unit () and an exterior unit (). The exterior unit () is located opposite to the conveyance guide unit () and constitutes a part of an exterior surface of the image forming apparatus (). The manual paper feed section () includes a paper feed roller () and a retard roller (). The paper feed roller () is located in the exterior unit () and feeds paper (P) placed on a manual feed tray () to the conveyor device (L). The retard roller () is located in the conveyance guide unit () and separates sheets of the paper (P) fed by the paper feed roller ().