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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroharu Tsuji, Numazu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A mount apparatus to be mounted on a top surface, in a vertical direction, of a main body of an image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a sheet, includes a latch member extending toward the main body from a surface facing the top surface of the main body and being rotatable around a rotational axis extending in a direction along a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction, and a biasing member configured to bias the latch member in a predetermined rotation direction. The latch member is inserted into the main body through an opening that is provided on the top surface of the main body and is engaged with the main body by a biasing force of the biasing member in a state where the mount apparatus is mounted on the main body.