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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2010
Daichi Yamaguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Tsukuru Kai, Fujisawa, JP;
Yukimichi Someya, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Komatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Tadashi Hayakawa, Yokohama, JP;
Daichi Yamaguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Tsukuru Kai, Fujisawa, JP;
Yukimichi Someya, Saitama, JP;
Makoto Komatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Tadashi Hayakawa, Yokohama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus in which a medium container is installed includes a main body, an image forming unit, a medium container a container body at least partially formed of a deformable material, a drawer to hold the medium container thereon and movable between a first position and a second position, a medium transport unit including a medium outlet port provided on a distal end of the medium container, and a medium receiving unit disposed at the second position of the drawer and connected to the medium transport unit provided on the medium container, and a medium transport facilitator mounted on the drawer to contact the medium container set in the drawer from below to move the medium contained in the medium container toward the medium transport unit at the second position.