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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2022
Fujifilm Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Takuma Ayabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsutomu Shiihara, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJIFILM CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body having a receiving surface on which a document is placed and that is provided on a rear portion of an upper surface, the rear portion being positioned behind a front end of the upper surface; a reading unit provided on the rear portion such that the reading unit is openable and closable, the reading unit reading an image on the document while transporting the document; an inclined surface on which no operation unit is disposed, the inclined surface being continuously inclined downward from a front end of the rear portion to the front end of the upper surface; and a projecting portion provided on a front portion of the apparatus body at a position on a first side of the inclined surface in a left-right direction, the projecting portion projecting forward and upward with respect to the inclined surface.
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