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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Hideyuki Kurahashi, Toyokawa, JP;
Osamu Okada, Toyokawa, JP;
Teruo Nagashima, Toyohashi, JP;
Kenji Tsuru, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Hideyuki Kurahashi, Toyokawa, JP;
Osamu Okada, Toyokawa, JP;
Teruo Nagashima, Toyohashi, JP;
Kenji Tsuru, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA BUSINESS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/602 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00236 (2013.01); H04N 1/00522 (2013.01); H04N 1/00527 (2013.01); H04N 1/0062 (2013.01); H04N 1/00631 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A feeder is configured to feed a recording medium. An image forming unit has a maximum sheet feed width corresponding to a longer side length of a maximum size recording medium to be accommodated in the feeder, and is disposed above the feeder in such a manner as to allow the maximum size recording medium to enter the image forming unit with a longer side first.