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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shinjiro Toba, Yokohama, JP;
Tachio Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Munetsugu, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuhiro Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Yu Fukasawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hideki Nagae, Yokohama, JP;
Yosuke Kashiide, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a cartridge; a developer container, in which the cartridge allows the developer container to be movable between first and second positions; an apparatus main body including an opening through which the cartridge passes when the cartridge is attached and an opening and closing member movable between an open position to open the opening and a close position to close the opening; and a moving member moving to be at different positions between a case where the developer container is attached at the first position and a case where it is attached at the second position, and when the developer container is attached at the first position, the moving member is at a position of preventing movement from the open position to the close position, and when it is attached at the second position, the moving member is at a position of allowing the movement.