US 12,092,971 B2
Image forming apparatus
Tatsuya Katagiri, Hino (JP)
Assigned to KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed by KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/105,765.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-023401 (JP), filed on Feb. 18, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0266696 A1, Aug. 24, 2023
Int. Cl. G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/0867 (2013.01) [G03G 21/1642 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising:
a main body that forms an image on a sheet; and
a removable unit that is attachable and removable to and from the main body,
wherein
the removable unit is attachable to an outside of the main body, and is packable separately from the main body in a state removed from the main body, the removable unit includes at least one of a toner bottle unit that supplies toner to a large capacity hopper unit of the main body, a sheet introduction guide unit, or a sheet discharge guide unit, wherein the sheet introduction guide unit is for introducing a roll sheet and the sheet discharge guide unit is for discharging a roll sheet, and wherein the image forming apparatus is capable of forming an image with the removable unit being attached to the main body.