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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 29, 1995
Yuzo Kawano, Ogori, JP;
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided which includes a recording sheet ejection outlet, an ejected recording sheet tray, and a manual recording sheet feed inlet. The recording sheet ejection outlet is formed in an end portion of an upper surface of a casing. The ejected recording sheet tray is provided adjacent the recording sheet ejection outlet. The manual recording sheet feed inlet is formed in the other end portion of the upper surface of the casing opposite the recording sheet ejection outlet across the ejected recording sheet tray so as to utilize the ejected recording sheet tray as a recording sheet feed tray for insertion of a recording sheet into the manual recording sheet feed inlet.