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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2008
Takayuki Andoh, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takuji Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takamasa Shiraki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shigeo Nanno, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihide Ohta, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kohji Hatayama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takayuki Andoh, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takuji Takahashi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Takamasa Shiraki, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Shigeo Nanno, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshihide Ohta, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kohji Hatayama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that includes an image reading part, an image forming part to form an image on a sheet, a sheet discharge part to discharge the sheet from front to rear of the image forming apparatus, a sheet stack part to stack the sheet between the image reading part and the image forming part, a supporter provided outside the sheet stack part along a discharge direction of the sheet to form a space between the sheet stack part and the image reading part, a connector to electrically connect the image forming part with the image reading part, a bending unit provided between the image reading part and the supporter to bend back the connector in a sliding direction of the image reading part, and a bend limiter provided at a rear position of the image reading part in the sliding direction to limit bending of the connector.