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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shuntaro Tezuka, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device includes a fixing unit to fix a toner image to a recording material while heating the recording material, a frame unit provided with a guide portion to guide the recording material to the fixing unit, and a width detector provided in a portion of the frame unit in which the guide portion is provided to detect a recording material width. The frame unit has a first mounting hole to which the width detector is attached and a second mounting hole. The second mounting hole is provided at a position that differs from a position of the first mounting hole in a recording material width direction, the second mounting hole further is provided in the portion of the frame unit in which the guide portion is provided, and the width detector is attachable in the second mounting hole but not attached to the second mounting hole.
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