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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 1989
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1987
Hisao Chikano, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yokota, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An improvement in the structure for connecting various optional units to the body of a printer, copier or like recording apparatus and to each other. The optional units include a mass feed unit for feeding a large amount of paper sheets, a stack unit for stacking paper sheets discharged, and a re-feed unit for conditioning copies for re-feed. The optional units are accurately matched to each other and to the apparatus body when they are connected to the latter, without resorting to changes in the configuration of paper transport paths. Any of the units which has an outlet opening is provided with a device for changing the direction of transport of an outgoing paper sheet.