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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Eiichiro Teshima, Kawasaki, JP;
Yoshiteru Kaida, Numazu, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1633 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1654 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a case in which an image forming apparatus determines that a replaceable unit is replaced in a first state, in which removal of the replaceable unit is inhibited, the image forming apparatus performs control to switch from the first state to a second state, in which removal of the replaceable unit is allowed.