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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1994
Filed:
Feb. 09, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Naoto Ohmori, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Gonda, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Minolta Camera Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355200 ; 355206 ; 355210 ;
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus includes a main body divided into a first part and a second part, an imaging unit, and a detecting device. The first part is pivotably provided to the second part to open the apparatus. The imaging unit is detachably mounted in a predetermined station of the first part. The detecting device detects whether an image forming operation can be executed or not, and is actuated only when the first part is closed to the second part with the presence of the imaging unit in the predetermined station of the first part.