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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Oki Data Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Junichi Ushikubo, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1633 (2013.01); G03G 15/0872 (2013.01); G03G 21/1628 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1687 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a main body to which a detachable part is attachable, the main body having an opening; a cover that opens and closes the opening of the main body; and an insertion member that, when the detachable part is not attached to the main body, is in an inserted position where the insertion member is inserted between the main body and the cover and prevents closing of the cover, and when the detachable part is attached to the main body, is in a retreat position where the insertion member is not inserted between the main body and the cover and allows closing of the cover.