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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2005
Applicants:
Toshifumi Togashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Nonaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Toshifumi Togashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Manabu Nonaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is disclosed that includes an image forming part configured to form an image on a recording medium, a feed part for feeding the recording medium, a manual feed part for manually feeding the recording medium, and a shutter member configured to open and close a manual feed opening from the manual feed part. The shutter member is provided so as to be swingable.