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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2001
Kazuhiro Murakami, Mitaka, JP;
Copyer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus employs a manual sheet feeder tray that overlaps a part of a side wall of an upper main body portion to be in contact therewith in a non-working mode irrespective of an opener assembly being open or closed. A guide member can be provided to prevent contact of the manual sheet feeder tray with the upper main body portion. Further, an image-forming apparatus employs a discharged-sheet selectively positionable for a working mode or a non-working mode, where the discharged-sheet tray overlaps a part of a side wall of the upper main body when in the non-working mode, irrespective of an opener assembly being opened or closed. A guide member can be provided to prevent contact of the discharged-sheet tray with the upper main body portion.