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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2020
Filed:
May. 15, 2019
Masahiro Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuta Kaneda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentaro Uji, Kanagawa, JP;
Masahiro Ishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Sato, Tokyo, JP;
Ryuta Kaneda, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentaro Uji, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an exterior housing, an image forming unit in the exterior housing, the image forming unit, to form an image on a sheet, a scanner to read the image on a document, a first region in the exterior housing, the image forming unit being disposed in the first region in view from a front side of the exterior housing, a second region arranged side by side with the first region in a lateral direction in the exterior housing in view from the front side of the exterior housing, the scanner being disposed in the second region, and an opening defining a space in a front face of the exterior housing. The opening extends across the first region and the second region in a lower part of the exterior housing below the image forming unit and the scanner.