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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Applicant:
Shiroh Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Shiroh Suzuki, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sheet discharge tray that forms a sheet-receiving unit in an image-forming apparatus includes a climbing slope from a sheet discharge direction start point to a sheet discharge direction end point. The sheet discharge direction end point is formed by a variable tray having a supporting portion provided on a side of the sheet discharge direction start point.