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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2008
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2005
Takefumi Adachi, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiko Imamura, Tokyo, JP;
Takefumi Adachi, Saitama, JP;
Kazuhiko Imamura, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first frame plate and a second frame plate, which has an extended portion horizontally extending by a predetermined length compared with the first frame plate. The first and second frame plates are oppositely disposed spaced apart by a predetermined width from each other. An open and close unit, which includes a recording medium conveying system, is disposed within an area of the extended portion between the first and second frame plates and is configured to freely open and close with respect to the image forming apparatus. And a drive controlling mechanism is configured to control the recording medium conveying system. The extended portion supports at least a portion of the drive controlling mechanism so as to be separately mounted on a side of the image forming apparatus.