Pedestal for supporting equipment
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
- image forming means for performing an image forming operation;
driving means for vertically driving said image forming means; and
control means for inhibiting an image forming operation of said image forming means during driving of said driving means.
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Abstract
A concave space is formed at a predetermined position of a lower portion of an apparatus including an image forming means. An up switch, a standard position moving switch, and a down switch are arranged. When the up switch is depressed, the apparatus moves the image forming means upward to a predetermined position. When the down switch is depressed, the image forming means moves downward to a predetermined position. When the standard position moving switch is depressed, the image forming means moves to a standard position. Therefore, a wheelchair user can easily operate the apparatus.
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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image forming means for performing an image forming operation; driving means for vertically driving said image forming means; and control means for inhibiting an image forming operation of said image forming means during driving of said driving means. - View Dependent Claims (4, 12, 13, 14)
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2. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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image forming means for performing an image forming operation; driving means for vertically driving said image forming means; and control means for controlling said driving means so as to move said image forming means to a predetermined height in accordance with occurrence of an abnormality in said image forming apparatus, wherein said image forming means forms an image of an original onto a sheet, and said control means controls said driving means so as to move said image forming means to said predetermined height in accordance with occurrence of sheet jam in said image forming means. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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5. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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image forming means for performing an image forming operation; support means for supporting said image forming means, with a space formed in a lower portion of said support means and through which footrests of a wheelchair can pass; elevating means for elevating said image forming means; and a sensor, arranged above the space, for detecting an object, wherein said elevating means stops an operation in response to detection of said sensor. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 15, 16)
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8. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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image forming means for performing an image forming operation; support means for supporting said image forming means, with a space formed in a lower portion of said support means and through which footrests of a wheelchair can pass; and elevating means for elevating said image forming means, wherein said elevating means moves said image forming means to a predetermined height according to occurrence of sheet jam in said image forming means. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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image forming means for performing an image forming operation; support means for supporting said image forming means, with a space formed in a lower portion of said support means and through which footrests of a wheelchair can pass; and elevating means for elevating said image forming means, wherein said elevating means elevates said image forming means to a predetermined height when a predetermined time elapses after an end of an operation of said image forming means. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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