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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2006
Applicant:
Shoji Asanuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Shoji Asanuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 29/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided with a openable/closable conveyance cover enabling exposure of a recording paper conveyance path on which recording paper is conveyed, on a top of a printer part carrying out recording on the recording paper, and has a conveyance cover lock part configured to fix a state in which the conveyance cover is opened, when recording paper jam occurs.