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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Jumpei Nitta, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomoya Tateishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Sasaoka, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohei Koguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuma Hiasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Tachio Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Watanabe, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first toner cartridge to store first toner and is movable to a first attached position and a first retracted position with respect to a storage frame, and a second toner cartridge to store second toner and is movable to a second attached position and a second retracted position with respect to a second storage frame. A movable first support member supports the first toner cartridge, and a movable second support member supports the second toner cartridge. In a case where a length by which the first toner cartridge at the first retracted position projects from an opening in a body frame is a first length and a length by which the second toner cartridge at the second retracted position projects from the opening is a second length, the first length is larger than the second length.