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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2011
Yoshihide Ota, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Hojo, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Takemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Yoshioka, Saitama, JP;
Yoshihide Ota, Kanagawa, JP;
Wataru Hojo, Tokyo, JP;
Hideyuki Takemoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Makoto Yoshioka, Saitama, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device includes an image forming unit, an image reading unit arranged above an upper part of the image forming unit, a sheet ejection space between the image forming unit and the image reading unit, and a supporting unit arranged on the upper part of the image forming unit to surround at least two sides of the sheet ejection space in different directions. The image reading unit is secured to the upper part of the image forming unit through the supporting unit.