Image forming apparatus

Claim 2

An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet according to an image information and projecting the image formed on the sheet, comprising: image forming means for forming the image on the sheet according to an image information; projecting means, arranged adjacent to said image forming means, for projecting the image formed on the sheet; and conveying means for conveying the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means thereon to said projecting means, wherein said conveying means comprises a detachable discharge tray disposed on the path along which sheets are conveyed to the projecting means, for receiving sheets having the image thereon when said overhead projector is not used.

Claim 3

An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image forming means comprises a ribbon on which an ink is coated, and a thermal transfer unit for forming the image on the sheet by heating and melting the ink in accordance with the image information.

Claim 4

An apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said image forming apparatus further comprises a scanning unit for scanning a document to be copied and for supplying an image information corresponding to the document to said thermal transfer unit.

Claim 5

An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said image forming apparatus further comprises a casing for integrally holding said thermal transfer unit, said projecting means, and said conveying means.

Claim 6

An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said projecting means includes an overhead projector having an overhead projection table with a position control member at one side thereof so as to control a position of the sheet to be placed.

Claim 7

An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said conveying means comprises a pair of convey rollers disposed between said image forming unit and said projecting means so as to convey the sheet on which the image is formed by said image forming unit to said table.

Claim 8

An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said thermal transfer unit, said projecting means, and said conveying means are separately arranged.

Claim 9

An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said conveying means is elongated so as to be mounted across an upper side surface of said thermal transfer unit and that of said projecting means, whereby said conveying means conveys the sheet by holding a portion thereof.

Claim 10

An apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said conveying means comprises a conveying mechanism having a conveyor belt which extends along a longitudinal direction thereof, and rollers having said conveyor belt there between for driving said conveyor belt, and a cover for covering said conveying mechanism.

Claim 11

An apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said conveying means comprises two of said conveying mechanisms provided in series with each other, and a groove is formed in a substantially central portion of said cover corresponding to a portion between said conveying mechanisms, whereby an operator manually feeds a desired sheet to said projecting means through said groove.

Claim 12

An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said projecting means includes an overhead projector having a projection table and a tray for receiving a sheet at one side of said table and at a side along a conveying direction of said conveying means.

Claim 13

An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet according to an image information and projecting the image formed on the sheet, comprising: image forming means for forming the image on the sheet according to an image information, said image forming means including a sheet feed cassette for storing a plurality of sheets to form an image thereon, and a manual feed guide for manually feeding the sheets one by one; projecting means, arranged adjacent to said image forming means, for projecting the image formed on the sheet, wherein said projecting means comprises a light-transmitting type overhead projector, said light-transmitting type overhead projector having an overhead projection table which is formed of a light-transmitting material and on which the sheet having the image thereon is placed, an optical source for illuminating said table, and a projection head for projecting the image; and conveying means for conveying the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means thereon to said projecting means, wherein said conveying means comprises a detachable discharge tray disposed on the path along which sheets are conveyed to the projecting means, for receiving sheets having the image thereon when said overhead projector is not used.

Claim 14

An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet according to an image information and projecting the image formed on the sheet, comprising: image forming means for forming the image on the sheet according to an image information, said image forming means including a sheet feed cassette for storing a plurality of sheets to form an image thereon, and a manual feed guide for manually feeding the sheets one by one; projecting means, arranged adjacent to said image forming means, for projecting the image formed on the sheet, wherein said projecting means comprises a light-transmitting type overhead projector, said light-transmitting type overhead projector having an overhead projection table which is formed of a light-transmitting material and on which the sheet having the image thereon is placed, an optical source for illuminating said table, and a projection head for projecting the image; and conveying means for conveying the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means thereon to said projecting means, wherein said conveying means comprises a detachable discharge tray disposed on the path along which sheets are conveyed to the projecting means, for receiving sheets having the image thereon when said overhead projector is not used.

Claim 15

An apparatus according to claim 12, wherein said image forming apparatus further comprises a scanning unit for scanning a document to be copied and for supplying an image information corresponding to the document to said image forming means.

Claim 16

An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said image forming apparatus further comprises a casing for integrally holding said thermal transfer unit, said overhead projector, and said conveying means.

Claim 17

An apparatus according to claim 14, wherein said overhead projection table comprises a position control member at one side thereof so as to control a position of the sheet to be placed.

Claim 18

An apparatus according to claim 13, wherein said image forming means, said overhead projector, and said conveying means are separately arranged.

Claim 19

An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein said conveying means is elongated so as to be mounted across an upper side surface of said image forming means and that of said overhead projection table, said conveying means including a conveying mechanism having a conveyor belt which extends along a longitudinal direction thereof and rollers having said conveyor belt therebetween for driving said conveyor belt, and a cover for covering said conveying mechanism, whereby said conveying means conveys the sheet by holding a portion thereof.

Claim 20

An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said conveying means comprises two of said conveying mechanisms provided in series with each other, and a groove is formed in a substantially central portion of said cover corresponding to a portion between said conveying mechanisms, whereby an operator manually feeds a desired sheet to said table through said groove.

Claim 21

An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said overhead projector comprises a tray for receiving a sheet at one side of said table and at a side along a conveying direction of said conveying means.

Claim 22

An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet according to an image information and projecting the image formed on the sheet, comprising: image forming means for forming the image on the sheet according to an image information, said image forming means including a sheet feed cassette for storing a plurality of sheets to form an image thereon, and a manual feed guide for manually feeding the sheets one by one; projecting means, arranged adjacent to said image forming means, for projecting the image formed on the sheet, said projecting means including a light-transmitting type overhead projector, said light-transmitting type overhead projector having an overhead projection table which is formed of a light-transmitting material and on which the sheet having the image thereon is placed, an optical source for illuminating said table, and a projection head for projecting the image on a screen; conveying means for conveying the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means thereon to said projecting means; and a personal computer which is coupled to said image forming means, said personal computer generating an image signal which is supplied to said thermal transfer unit.

Claim 23

An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a sheet according to an image information and projecting the image formed on the sheet, comprising: image forming means for forming the image on the sheet according to an image information, said image forming means including a sheet feed cassette for storing a plurality of sheets to form an image thereon, and a manual feed guide for manually feeding the sheets one by one; projecting means, arranged adjacent to said image forming means, for projecting the image formed on the sheet, said projecting means including a light-transmitting type overhead projector, said light-transmitting type overhead projector having an overhead projection table which is formed of a light-transmitting material and on which the sheet having the image thereon is placed, an optical source for illuminating said table, and a projection head for projecting the image on a screen; conveying means for conveying the sheet having the image formed by said image forming means thereon to said projecting means; and a personal computer which is coupled to said image forming means, said personal computer generating an image signal which is supplied to said thermal transfer unit.