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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Genki Takahashi, Mishima, JP;
Masayoshi Fukatsu, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hiroharu Tsuji, Numazu, JP;
Yohei Suzuki, Mishima, JP;
Daisuke Kaneko, Suntou-gun, JP;
Kazuhisa Sato, Suntou-gun, JP;
Hajime Sugaya, Susono, JP;
Yuu Matsuda, Suntou-gun, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus of the invention includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet; a plurality of storage portions each configured to store the sheet with the image formed thereon by the image forming unit; an opening configured to expose the sheet stored in the storage portion to the outside; and a sheet moving unit configured to move the sheet until a leading edge of the sheet stored in the storage portion passes the opening and a portion of the sheet is exposed from the opening to the outside. The sheet moving unit exposes sheets stored in a plurality of the storage portions in a stacked manner from the opening.