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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Hattori, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An operation unit for image forming apparatus is disclosed. The operation unit includes: a bearing portion configured to rotatably support a shaft portion; a restricting portion provided at a position different from that of the bearing portion in an axial direction of the shaft portion, a restricting portion being configured such that when a supporting portion is rotated in a first direction from a first angle toward a second angle, the restricting portion restricts a rotation of the supporting portion in the first direction by abutting a mounting portion at a position where the operation unit forms the second angle; and an abutting portion provided on an opposite side of the restricting portion via the bearing portion in the axial direction, the abutting portion being configured to abut on the shaft portion.