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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1998
Yuuji Takarabe, Toyohashi, JP;
Shinji Matsumoto, Toyokawa, JP;
Henry Chin, Portland, OR (US);
Steve McCallion, Portland, OR (US);
Scott Thorpe, Portland, OR (US);
Peter Wyatt, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Minolta Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image producing apparatus comprises a table which is provided over the upper surface of a top plate in a body thereof for placing an external device. Besides, the apparatus also comprises a connector unit which is located adjacent to the table for connection to the external device. Thus, the connection of the external device will be simplified, and besides, the external device can be operated with ease when the external device is connected to the apparatus. Furthermore, the apparatus is provided with a stationary swiveling mechanism, so that a user can easily turn a side of the body, where a sheet of paper is jammed, to the front.