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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masanobu Maeshima, Habikino, JP;
Eiji Tsutsui, Sanda, JP;
Makoto Eki, Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Morishita, Nara, JP;
Junya Sasabe, Kobe, JP;
Assignee:
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355321 ; 271207 ; 271209 ; 271213 ; 271220 ; 355308 ; 355309 ;
Abstract
A paper-discharge tray for an image-forming apparatus is adapted to hold paper discharged by a paper-discharging device arranged downstream of a fixing device in the image-forming apparatus. The free end of the paper-discharge tray is adapted to be bent in the direction in which the paper will curl when it passes through the fixing device, such that the paper can be stably stacked even when it curls during the fixing process.