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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tetsuro Tomoe, Osaka, JP;
Yukihiro Itoh, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Mihara, Osaka, JP;
Tadahiro Kiyosumi, Osaka, JP;
Susumu Hanano, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Kyocera Mita Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 ;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus which uses a hollow space between an image reading section provided in an upper part of the apparatus and an image forming section provided in a lower part of the apparatus as a paper output space, the hollow space is used also as a space for temporarily holding a sheet of paper during a switchback operation. This arrangement helps prevent physical contact between the paper and the body of an operator or other objects and makes it easier to deal with a paper jam which is likely to occur during the switchback operation.