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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshimi Suzuki, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a sheet storage portion configured to be attached to a lower portion of the apparatus body toward a first direction, an upper unit disposed on a top portion of the apparatus body, the upper unit being configured to pivot around an axis that intersects the first direction and move between a closed position and an open position, and a cover member configured to move between a first position and a second position. An edge portion of the cover member in the first direction in a case where the cover member is located in the second position is positioned in a second direction relative to a most protruding position to which an edge portion of the upper unit in the first direction protrudes to a maximum extent in the first direction.