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Image forming apparatus having shielded area in which non-contact wireless communication occurs

  • US 7,433,610 B2
  • Filed: 04/04/2006
  • Issued: 10/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

  • a main body;

    a replacement unit having an IC tag that performs data writing or reading through non-contact wireless communication;

    at least one reader/writer having an antenna part that writes or reads data to/from the IC tag of said replacement unit through non-contact wireless communication; and

    a shield member defining a shielded area for blocking electromagnetic radiation noise,wherein at least the IC tag and the antenna part of said reader/writer are arranged in said shielded area,wherein said shield member has a positioning hole for positioning the replacement unit on said main body, andwherein said replacement unit has a positioning protrusion that passes through said positioning hole and provides said IC tag at an end of said positioning protrusion.

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