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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2023
Applicant:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomoya Urabe, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd., 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 21/1685 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a fixing unit attachable to the apparatus body in a first direction, and a transfer unit serving as a belt unit attachable in an attachment position within the apparatus body in a second direction intersecting the first direction. The transfer unit has a protrusion serving as a restricting portion that restricts the attachment of the fixing unit when the transfer unit is positioned in a first irregular position different from the attachment position.