Global Patent Index - EP 0486972 A2

EP 0486972 A2 19920527 - Image-forming apparatus.

Title (en)

Image-forming apparatus.

Title (de)

Bilderzeugungsgerät.

Title (fr)

Appareil de formation d'images.

Publication

EP 0486972 A2 19920527 (EN)

Application

EP 91119558 A 19911115

Priority

JP 31218690 A 19901117

Abstract (en)

For achieving a low height and compact construction of a multi-mode image forming apparatus, in particular a copying machine, an internal tray (23) is provided serving for both, i.e. as an intermediate tray for temporarily stocking the paper midway between copying operations when the paper is copied a plurality of times and as a paper-discharging tray for stocking the paper after a final copying process. The tray (23) is arranged on the upstream side of a paper-resupplying device (24) and is composed of a first paper-stocking portion (44) and a second paper-stocking portion (45) separated from each other. A paper-discharging device (17) is provided with a branching guide (38) arranged on the upstream side of a paper-discharging portion (42) for branching off a paper (P1) of maximum size on which an image has been formed toward the tray and for positioning said paper such that the front end thereof housed on the tray does not reach to paper-resupplying roller (25) in the paper-resupplying device (24). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G03G 15/00

IPC 8 full level

B65H 29/60 (2006.01); B65H 83/02 (2006.01); B65H 85/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/23 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

B65H 31/02 (2013.01); B65H 85/00 (2013.01); G03G 15/234 (2013.01); G03G 15/6552 (2013.01); G03G 15/6573 (2013.01); B65H 2301/4212 (2013.01); B65H 2511/10 (2013.01); B65H 2513/42 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00421 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00434 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00447 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0054 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0486972 A2 19920527; EP 0486972 A3 19921119; EP 0486972 B1 19950510; DE 69109628 D1 19950614; DE 69109628 T2 19960118; JP H04182277 A 19920629; JP H0818765 B2 19960228

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91119558 A 19911115; DE 69109628 T 19911115; JP 31218690 A 19901117