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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2006
Shougo Sato, Seto, JP;
Satoru Hattori, Nagoya, JP;
Hidenori Hisada, Tokoname, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
When a guide lever is in a toner open position, a space is formed between an upper surface of the guide lever and a lower surface of a flat bed unit as a part of a transport path of a paper. Therefore, the paper is turned forward around in a generally U-shape in the transport path, and passes over a toner cartridge, then is ejected to an ejection tray. So the transport path can be increased in radius of curvature at the U-turn point thereof, and whereby a reliable feed of the paper with a reduced risk of paper jam can be achieved. Further, since a scanning unit is disposed below and adjacent to a process cartridge and the ejection tray so that it can overlap with the process cartridge and the ejection tray, and is disposed adjacent to a feed tray so that it can overlap upwardly with the feed tray, reduction in size of a laser printer can be achieved.