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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2003
Toru Ozawa, Saitama, JP;
Akihiro Ouchi, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Ogi, Saitama, JP;
Hideki Matsumoto, Saitama, JP;
Toru Ozawa, Saitama, JP;
Akihiro Ouchi, Saitama, JP;
Satoshi Ogi, Saitama, JP;
Hideki Matsumoto, Saitama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus including: an image-forming unit disposed so as to be detachably attached to an apparatus body; at least one sheet supply unit disposed at a lower portion of the apparatus body so as to be located below the image-forming unit for supplying a sheet, and including a sheet tray detachably attached to a body of the sheet supply unit; and a sheet carrying system including a sheet carrying path extending vertically so that the sheet supplied from the sheet supply unit is carried to an image-forming region of the image-forming unit and then ejected, wherein a spatial portion communicating with the openings at a top and bottom portions of the apparatus body and facing at least one part of the sheet carrying path is formed when the image-forming unit and the sheet tray of each sheet supply unit are detached from the apparatus body.