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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1999
Kazuhiro Hirota, Hachioji, JP;
Hisao Hosoya, Hachioji, JP;
Masanobu Kawano, Hachioji, JP;
Shogo Kato, Hachioji, JP;
Naoki Otomo, Hachioji, JP;
Yuji Kanazawa, Musashino, JP;
Takanori Yoshida, Toda, JP;
Yukihiko Nishimoto, Akiruno, JP;
Mamoru Tomotsune, Asaka, JP;
Konica Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, having a sheet ejection section, provided in an upper portion of the image forming apparatus, for ejecting a recording sheet onto an upper surface portion of the image forming apparatus; a sheet post-processing apparatus for receiving the recording sheet, ejected from the sheet ejection section, so as to perform a post-processing operation upon the recording sheet; and a coupler for coupling the sheet post-processing apparatus with the image forming apparatus so that at least a part of the post-processing apparatus is located on the upper surface portion of the image forming apparatus.