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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1997
Yasuhisa Kato, Hiratsuka, JP;
Hidenobu Endo, Tokyo, JP;
Masaaki Yoshikawa, Sagamihara, JP;
Motokazu Yasui, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the type having a sheet transport path extending substantially vertically upward from a sheet feed section to a sheet discharge section is disclosed. The apparatus allows different kinds of finishers to be mounted thereto without lessening the advantages particular to the substantially vertical path configuration. A relay unit intervenes between the sheet discharge section and the finisher. A sheet jamming the relay unit or the sheet discharge section during usual sheet discharge mode operation can be removed with ease.
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