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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
May. 22, 1997
Mitsuharu Yoshimoto, Osaka, JP;
Tetsuro Tomoe, Osaka, JP;
Yoshifumi Okauchi, Osaka, JP;
Naoyuki Ishida, Osaka, JP;
Tadahiro Kiyosumi, Osaka, JP;
Mita Industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an optical system, an image forming section and a paper conveying section provided in its main body. The main body includes a first portion containing the optical system and a second portion containing the image forming section and the paper conveying section below the first portion. A paper discharging section opening toward the front is provided between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion is shifted by a predetermined amount backward with the position where it is lined up to a second portion as a basis. It is easy to visually confirm whether or not there is a paper sheet in the paper discharging section below the first portion.