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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
May. 10, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yoshiyuki Koshimizu, Abiko, JP;
Naomasa Kimura, Moriya-machi, JP;
Masakazu Mori, Toride, JP;
Hideki Mori, Toride, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
A space-saving image forming apparatus of high usability includes a reader section for reading an image recorded on an original, an image forming section including a process cartridge for forming an image read by the reader section, a sheet loading cassette for accommodating sheets for forming images provided between the reader section and the image forming section, and a feeding section for feeding the sheets accommodated in the sheet loading cassette to the image forming section.