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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Kuwata, Shizuoka, JP;
Kiyoharu Yoshioka, Shizuoka, JP;
Yasuhiro Uchida, Shizuoka, JP;
Makoto Izumi, Shizuoka, JP;
Minoru Kawanishi, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenichiro Isobe, Shizuoka, JP;
Akira Matsushima, Shizuoka, 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 main body of an image forming apparatus has an image forming section to which a sheet is fed from an optional sheet deck when it is coupled to the main body. The sheet fed from the sheet feeding device is received and then forwarded to the image forming section by a sheet conveyor unit which is demountably provided in the main body of the image forming apparatus and is formed of a frame, a pair of conveying rollers within the frame, and a guide.