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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuhide Saito, Saitama, JP;
Hidekazu Amamoto, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271162 ; 271164 ;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, at least a part of a transporting passage for guiding a recording sheet of paper to an image forming unit is opened from the front side of an apparatus body. According to the image forming apparatus, a paper jam can be easily removed and a space necessary for maintenance/inspection such as removal of the paper jam can be minimized.