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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 25, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Norimasa Kurata, Fukuyama, JP;
Tadasu Taniguchi, Uda-gun, JP;
Yasuo Ogawa, Fukuyama, JP;
Akinari Nakagawa, Fukuyama, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399110 ; 399107 ;
Abstract
When replacing a small-volume sheet tray unit which is accommodated in an accommodation space of a base frame of an image forming apparatus body, with a large volume sheet tray unit, a sub-frame is integrally joined and fixed at a bottom of the base frame.