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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Satoshi Murasaki, Numazu, JP;
Motoyasu Muramatsu, Susono, JP;
Takashi Yano, Mishima, JP;
Jiro Moriya, Numazu, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus, a link mechanism for mounting a cartridge on an apparatus main body, includes a pivot link and an intermediate link that moves from a first position for mounting the cartridge to a second position for image forming. A connecting portion to connect the intermediate link and the pivot link includes a boss with a protruded portion and a hole portion. When the intermediate link is at the second position, the protruded portion presses an inner surface of the hole portion such that a rotation moment in a direction in which the pivot link pivots, acts on the pivot link, and in a state where a portion-to-be-pressed of the cartridge is pressed by a pressing portion of the apparatus main body, a portion-to-be-positioned of the cartridge comes in contact with a positioning portion of the apparatus main body.