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Patent No.:

US 12523962 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026

Filed:

Aug. 01, 2024

Image forming apparatus having a cover to alternately close an insertion port for sheet feeding or attachment port for cartridge replacement

Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Shunsuke Okazaki, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

ROSSI, KIMMS & McDOWELL LLP

Primary Examiner:

Sophia S Chen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1842 (2013.01); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 15/6502 (2013.01); G03G 15/6511 (2013.01); G03G 21/1604 (2013.01); G03G 21/1633 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 21/1695 (2013.01); G03G 21/1814 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body including a sheet feeding unit, an insertion port in which the sheet fed by sheet feeding unit is inserted, a cartridge that is configured to store toner, the cartridge being attachably and detachably supported by the apparatus body, an attachment/detachment port through which the cartridge passes, and a cover configured to move to a first position where the cover closes the insertion port and the attachment/detachment port and a second position where the cover opens the insertion port and the attachment/detachment port. In a state in which the cover is positioned at the second position, the sheet feeding unit is capable of feeding the sheet that has been inserted to the insertion port, and the cartridge is capable of being attached to and detached from the apparatus body via the attachment/detachment port.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Okazaki, Shunsuke. (2026). Image forming apparatus having a cover to alternately close an insertion port for sheet feeding or attachment port for cartridge replacement (U.S. Patent No. 12523962). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12523962

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