IP Library Granted Patent US 7,444,113
Granted Patent B2
US 7,444,113 · App. 11/281,370 · Granted Oct 28, 2008

Image formation device

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Patent No.
US 7,444,113
App. No.
11/281,370
Granted
Oct 28, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image formation device is equipped with a withdrawably provided paper supply cassette. A display portion and a cover-like opening/closing portion are also provided. The display portion is formed at an upper portion of a withdrawal side of the paper supply cassette and shows information relating to the paper supply cassette. The opening/closing portion structures a portion of a side wall of the device at an upper side relative to the paper supply cassette, at the withdrawal side of the paper supply cassette, and includes an openably/closeably attached manual tray. A masking portion, which masks at least some of the display portion when the manual tray is open, is also provided.

Claims (23)

1. An image formation device which is equipped with a withdrawably provided paper supply cassette and comprising:

a display portion formed at an upper portion of a withdrawal side of the paper supply cassette, the display portion displaying information relating to the paper supply cassette;

a cover-form opening/closing portion which structures a portion of a side wall of the device at an upper side relative to the paper supply cassette, at the withdrawal side of the paper supply cassette, and includes an openably and closeably attached manual tray, and

a masking portion which masks at least a portion of the display portion when the manual tray has been opened;

wherein when the manual tray has been opened, a part of an upper face of the manual tray, at which paper is to be placed, is disposed lower than the display portion.

2. The image formation device of claim 1 , wherein the masking portion is provided at the opening/closing portion.

3. The image formation device of claim 1 , wherein the display portion displays at least information relating to paper which is prohibited from being set at the paper supply cassette.

4. The image formation device of claim 1 , wherein the display portion displays at least information relating to a procedure for setting paper at the paper supply cassette.

5. The image formation device of claim 1 , wherein the display portion displays at least information relating to an orientation of setting of paper at the paper supply cassette.

6. The image formation device of claim 1 , wherein the masking portion comprises a rib formed at the opening/closing portion.

7. An image formation device which is equipped with a withdrawably provided paper supply cassette and comprising:

a display portion formed at an upper portion of a withdrawal side of the paper supply cassette, the display portion displaying information relating to the paper supply cassette;

a manual tray which structures a portion of a side wall of the device at an upper side relative to the paper supply cassette, at the withdrawal side of the paper supply cassette, and is openably and closeably attached; and

a masking portion, which masks at least a portion of the display portion when the manual tray has been opened;

wherein when the manual tray has been opened, a part of an upper face of the manual tray, at which paper is to be placed, is disposed lower than the display portion.

8. The image formation device of claim 7 , wherein the display portion displays at least information relating to paper which is prohibited from being set at the paper supply cassette.

9. The image formation device of claim 7 , wherein the display portion displays at least information relating to a procedure for setting paper at the paper supply cassette.

10. The image formation device of claim 7 , wherein the display portion displays at least information relating to an orientation of setting of paper at the paper supply cassette.

11. The image formation device of claim 7 , wherein the manual-use display portion, which displays information relating to the manual tray, is provided at the manual tray.

12. The image formation device of claim 7 , further comprising a cover-form opening/closing portion which structures a portion of the side wall of the device at the upper side relative to the paper supply cassette, at the withdrawal side of the paper supply cassette, the manual tray being openably and closeably attached at the opening/closing portion, and the masking portion including a rib, which rib is formed at the opening/closing portion.

13. The image formation device of claim 1 , wherein the opening/closing portion is provided so as to be able to open and close a side face of the device by turning about an axial support, which is provided at a lower portion of the cassette accommodating portion.

14. The image formation device of claim 1 , wherein the paper supplied from the manual tray is passed underneath the display portion.

15. The image formation device of claim 7 , wherein the paper supplied from the manual tray is passed underneath the display portion.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 12, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 058287/0056 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2005
From: KOBAYASHI, TOSHIMITSU
To: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017258/0510 →