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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kotaro Torikata, Chigasaki, JP;
Dai Kanai, Abiko, JP;
Teppei Nagata, Abiko, JP;
Hideki Mori, Toride, JP;
Makoto Matsuo, Kashiwa, JP;
Jun Shirayanagi, Ushiku, JP;
Kenta Koyama, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Takaoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Masatoshi Lin, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly, a first openable portion provided on a first side of the main assembly, a second openable portion provided on a second side of the main assembly, a single projector portion, a first projecting portion configured to project the image from above the first openable portion onto a projection object provided on the first side or onto the first openable portion when the first openable portion is open, and a second projecting portion configured to project the image from above the second openable portion onto a projection object provided on the second side or onto the second openable portion when the second openable portion is open.