18759510. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18759510 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion, a discharge port configured to discharge a recording medium on which the image is formed by the image forming portion, a wall portion in which the discharge port is provided, a bottom portion on which the recording medium is to be stacked, an upper portion opposed to the bottom portion, a side portion provided along a discharge direction of the recording medium, a discharge space defined by at least the wall portion, the bottom portion, the upper portion, and the side portion, and accommodating the recording medium discharged from the discharge port a plurality of through-holes provided in any portion or portions of at least the wall portion, the bottom portion, the upper portion, and the side portion, and a sound absorbing material covering the plurality of through-holes on a side opposite to the discharge space.