(19)
(11) EP 2 296 055 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A2)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
04.05.2011 Bulletin 2011/18

(43) Date of publication:
16.03.2011 Bulletin 2011/11

(21) Application number: 10175684.9

(22) Date of filing: 08.09.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G03G 15/08(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME RS

(30) Priority: 15.09.2009 JP 2009213847
06.08.2010 JP 2010178192

(71) Applicant: Ricoh Company, Limited
Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Yamaguchi, Daichi
    Tokyo, 143-8555 (JP)
  • Kai, Tsukuru
    Tokyo, 143-8555 (JP)
  • Someya, Yukimichi
    Tokyo, 143-8555 (JP)
  • Komatsu, Makoto
    Tokyo, 143-8555 (JP)
  • Hayakawa, Tadashi
    Tokyo, 143-8555 (JP)

(74) Representative: Schwabe - Sandmair - Marx 
Patentanwälte Stuntzstraße 16
81677 München
81677 München (DE)

   


(54) Image Forming Apparatus and Medium Container Installed Therein


(57) An image forming apparatus (1000,1000A) in which a medium container is installed includes a main body (100,100A), an image forming unit (18), a medium container (70,600,610,620,701,7010) including a container body at least partially formed of a deformable material, a drawer (1,1A,180,180A) to hold the medium container thereon and movable between a first position and a second position, a medium transport unit (500) including a medium outlet port provided on a distal end of the medium container, and a medium receiving unit (91,91A) disposed at the second position of the drawer and connected to the medium transport unit provided on the medium container, and a medium transport facilitator (2,800,800A,800B,800C,800D,800E,800F) mounted on the drawer to contact the medium container set in the drawer from below to move the medium contained in the medium container toward the medium transport unit at the second position.