Canon kabushiki kaisha (20240425314). IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Organization Name

canon kabushiki kaisha

Inventor(s)

Hiroshi Koyama of Tokyo (JP)

IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240425314 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

Original Abstract Submitted

an image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit, a casing, a sheet discharge unit, a sheet supporting portion, an operation unit, a supporting unit, and a regulating portion. the supporting unit supports the operation unit such that, when the display surface is tilted with respect to a horizontal direction, an end on a lower side of the operation unit is positioned below a second virtual straight line. the regulating portion is disposed between the operation unit and the sheet supporting portion in the vertical direction. the regulating portion is disposed such that at least a part of the regulating portion overlaps the operation unit and the supporting surface in a width direction. the regulating portion is disposed to intersect with the second virtual straight line. the regulating portion is configured to regulate an obliquely upward movement of a recording material discharged by the sheet discharge unit.