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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1987
Masatoki Sutou, Osaka, JP;
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including a main body provided with a section for forming an image on a copy paper, a paper supply section arranged below the main body for supplying the copy paper to the main body and a paper discharge section arranged below the main body for receiving the copy paper on which the image has been formed from the main body. The main body, the paper supply section and the paper discharge section are constituted separately and detachable from each other and are vertically arranged in an overlapped manner. The apparatus has a first conveyer for vertically transporting the copy paper from the paper supply section to the main body and a second conveyer for vertically transporting the copy paper from the main body to the paper discharge section. Therefore, the apparatus occupies the least possible mounting area.