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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Gonda, Aichi, JP;
Hirofumi Hasegawa, Hadano, JP;
Motohiro Yamada, Okazaki, JP;
Takayuki Ariyama, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355309 ; 271-9 ; 271902 ; 355319 ; 355321 ;
Abstract
A paper feed path is formed along a substantially vertical plane whereby a transfer sheet is subsequently passed through image forming units vertically stacked for subsequent image forming process in each image forming unit. An opening and closing portion of each image forming unit is separated from a main body portion by the paper feed path and is arranged to move about the vertical rotating axis on one side of the paper feed path to open and close the paper feed path in the horizontal direction irrelevant to the vertical stack of the image forming units.