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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2023
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Keiju Ishida, Osaka, JP;
Takehiro Sato, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A heating unit includes a to-be-engaged portion. A fixing unit includes an engagement portion. The heating unit or the fixing unit includes an engagement guide portion. A movement mechanism retains the heating unit in a tilted attitude when causing the heating unit to move at a position set apart from the fixing unit. The engagement guide portion causes the heating unit to rock from the tilted attitude to a reference attitude while guiding the to-be-engaged portion to the engagement portion. The engagement portion engages with the to-be-engaged portion to restrict a movement of the heating unit in a longitudinal direction. A unit bias portion retains an engagement state between the engagement portion and the to-be-engaged portion.