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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming system includes an image forming apparatus and a feeding device, the image forming apparatus including an image forming unit, a housing, an opening/closing door openable and closable between a first closed position and a first open position, and a support unit openable and closable between a second closed position and a second open position and configured to support a sheet when the support unit is at the second open position, the feeding device being movable in a direction horizontal to the image forming apparatus, configured to move to a coupled position and a decoupled position and feed the sheet to the image forming apparatus when the feeding device is at the coupled position, wherein when the feeding device is at the decoupled position and the opening/closing door is at the first open position, the feeding device overlaps the support unit as viewed from a first direction.