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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2007
Byung Sun Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin Min Chung, Yongin-si, KR;
Jin Soo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Min Jae Kim, Nam-gu, KR;
Byung Sun Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Jin Min Chung, Yongin-si, KR;
Jin Soo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Min Jae Kim, Nam-gu, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having an improved structure to enable a user to conveniently operate the image forming apparatus at a front of the image forming apparatus, and a method thereof. The image forming apparatus includes a main body formed with a discharge port at a front portion, a printing unit mounted inside the main body and disposed adjacent to a front panel of the main body, a feeding unit to feed paper printed by the printing unit toward a rear panel of the main body, and a discharge reversal unit to reverse a moving direction of the paper fed by the feeding unit to feed the paper to the discharge port. A sensor to detect a moving position of the paper and a paper guide guiding movement of the paper is mounted between the feeding unit and the discharge reversal unit.