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Image recording apparatus and packing case for image recording sheets to be used for image recording apparatus
Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc
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Filing: 1989-07-05
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Granted: 1992-01-28
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Expires: 2009-07-05
Abstract
Abstract Novel packing cases for image forming sheets are invented. An image forming machine, such as a color hard copying machine uses image forming sheets which are coated on their surfaces with image forming material. Since the image forming material easily comes off from the surface of an image forming sheet, the surface must be protected from physical contacts, particularly during transportation, handling, storing, etc. The novel packing cases are not only provided with protective sheets to protect image forming sheets accommodated in the packing case, but also with other inventive features to avoid any possible physical contacts with the surface of the image recording sheet.
Inventors
- 👤 Keiichi Horikiri
- 👤 Haruki Nakamura
- 👤 Michiyasu Onda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:20
CPC Classifications
G; G03; G03F; G03F7/00; G03F7/002; G03F7/0022; G03F7/003; G03B; G03B2227/00; G03B2227/32; G03B2227/325
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
91 words
A packing case for accommodating image recording sheets used in an image recording apparatus, the packing case comprising: sides and a bottom defining a space within the packing case for accommodating image recording sheets; means defining corner recesses in the packing case for avoiding direct contact of the corners of the packing case with the corners of the image recording sheets accommodated in the space; and a removable protective sheet removably attached to the packing case for covering image recording sheets accommodated in the space for protecting the image recording sheets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
91 words
A packing case for accommodating image recording sheets used in an image recording apparatus, the packing case comprising: sides and a bottom defining a space within the packing case for accommodating image recording sheets; means defining corner recesses in the packing case for avoiding direct contact of the corners of the packing case with the corners of the image recording sheets accommodated in the space; and a removable protective sheet removably attached to the packing case for covering image recording sheets accommodated in the space for protecting the image recording sheets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A packing case for accommodating image recording sheets used in an image recording apparatus defined in claim 1, further comprising image recording sheets accommodated in said space.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A packing case for accommodating image recording sheets used in an image recording apparatus defined in claim 2, wherein said image recording sheets are each composed of a substrate, and an image forming agent coated on said substrate and which is reactive with a photosensitive material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A packing case for accommodating image recording sheets used in an image recording apparatus defined in claim 1, further comprising a top cover covering a part of said space.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
A packing case for accommodating image recording sheets used in an image recording apparatus defined in claim 1, further comprising means for preventing double feeding of image recording sheets.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A packing case for accommodating image recording sheets used in an image recording apparatus defined in claim 1, further comprising discriminating means for discriminating the size of an image recording sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A packing case for accommodating image recording sheets used in an image recording apparatus defined in claim 1, further comprising recognition means for recognizing the exhaustion or the presence of image recording sheets.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
A packing case for accommodating image recording sheets used in an image recording apparatus defined in claim 1, wherein the protective sheet has peeling aid means provided at at least a part of the protective sheet to aid in peeling the protective sheet off the packing case.
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