Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置
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Application No.: US13432328Application Date: 2012-03-28
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Publication No.: US08657278B2Publication Date: 2014-02-25
- Inventor: Naoto Ozeki , Masamitsu Ukai , Atsushi Mikuni , Wei Ming Wang , Tomitake Aratachi
- Applicant: Naoto Ozeki , Masamitsu Ukai , Atsushi Mikuni , Wei Ming Wang , Tomitake Aratachi
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2011-144592 20110629
- Main IPC: B65H5/00
- IPC: B65H5/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus may include a first tray configured to accommodate one or more recording sheets to be supplied to an image forming unit, a body frame configured to position an upper part of the first tray, and an expansion members disposed under the body frame to position a lower part of the first tray. The expansion member may include a transmission mechanism configured to be engagable with a body-side gear provided in the body frame. The transmission mechanism may be configured to transmit a drive force, which is transmitted from a drive source provided in the body frame via the body-side gear, to an add-on mechanism, when the transmission mechanism is engaged with the body-side gear.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130001855A1 Image Forming Apparatus Public/Granted day:2013-01-03
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