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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Shinichi Kojima, Chiba, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the present invention is generally made up of a sheet storing unit and an image forming unit removably mounted on the top of the sheet storing unit when in use. The sheet storing unit accommodates a sheet tray loaded with sheets and selectively movable into the sheet storing unit to an operative position or out of the same to an inoperative position. A locking mechanism inhibits the sheet tray from being moved to the inoperative position. An unlocking device unlocks the locking mechanism when the image forming unit is mounted to the sheet storing unit. When the image forming unit is removed from the sheet storing unit, the sheet storing unit is prevented from falling down due to a moment ascribable to the pull-out of the sheet tray.
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