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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 18, 2016
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Mikio Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Yukihiro Ichiki, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Arai, Tokyo, JP;
Sho Watanabe, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes one or plural forming devices that form respective images on a recording medium that is being transported, a fixing device provided on a downstream side with respect to at least one of the forming devices in a direction of transport of the recording medium and that fixes the images formed on the recording medium, a delivering device that receives the recording medium transported in a first direction and discharges the recording medium in a second direction that is different from the first direction, and a supplying device that supplies the recording medium to any of the forming devices or to the delivering device. The forming devices, the fixing device, the delivering device, and the supplying device have respective housings and are each joinable to any of the other devices.