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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2019
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus forming an image on a recording material includes a main assembly and a supporting member for supporting a plurality of cartridges. The supporting member is movable to an outside position, a first inside position where the cartridges are positioned inside of the main assembly, and a second inside position where the supporting member is movable to the outside position and the first inside position. A first positioning portion positions an associated cartridge when the supporting member is located at the first inside position, and a first preventing portion prevents rotation of the associated cartridge about the first positioning portion. In addition, a second positioning portion positions the associated cartridge when the supporting member is located at the second inside position, and the second positioning portion is spaced from the associated cartridge when the supporting member is located at the first inside position.