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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2016
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Hirofumi Kuroki, Osaka, JP;
Takashi Tamura, Osaka, JP;
Hajime Sejima, Osaka, JP;
Mikiya Kitagawa, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus () includes an image reading portion (), an image forming portion (), an in-body discharge portion (), an information reading portion (), a reading cover (), and an operation portion (). The information reading portion () is stored in a front of the image reading portion () and reads information of a user. The reading cover () covers the information reading portion (). A first area including surfaces of the reading cover () and the operation portion () and a second area including surfaces of the image reading portion (), the image forming portion (), and the in-body discharge portion () are substantially different in outer appearance.