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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2009
Applicant:
Tsuyoshi Miyata, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Tsuyoshi Miyata, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a recording head configured to jet liquid droplets; and a sheet supporting unit configured to support a sheet that is conveyed facing the recording head, in such a manner that a predetermined gap is provided between the sheet and the recording head, the sheet supporting unit including fixed ribs and movable ribs, wherein the movable ribs are movable within a range such that a top edge of each of the movable ribs supporting the sheet does not exceed a top edge of each of the fixed ribs supporting the sheet.