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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2021
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuki Tashiro, Chiba, JP;
Takuya Matsumura, Chiba, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a sheet cassette, an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet fed from the sheet cassette, a first frame for supporting the sheet cassette, and a second frame provided on the first frame in a vertical direction for supporting the image forming unit. The first frame includes a first strut, a side plate spaced apart from the first strut, and a stay coupling the first strut and the side plate, wherein the sheet cassette is slidable in a direction in which the stay extends. The second frame includes a second strut coupled to the first strut. A grip is provided pivotably at the first strut, the grip being graspable by an operator.