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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2024
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Keiju Ishida, Osaka, JP;
Takehiro Sato, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A tilted surface is provided in a heating unit and is tilted with respect to a first direction. A movable member includes a roller and is movable along the first direction. A first direction movement mechanism causes the movable member to move along the first direction in an interlocking manner with a movement of an operation member. When the movable member moves in an interlocking manner with the movement of the operation member in a first operation direction, the roller rolls on the tilted surface to cause the heating unit to move toward a second side against a bias force of a bias member. When the movable member moves in the interlocking manner with the movement of the operation member in a second operation direction, the roller rolls on the tilted surface, and the bias member causes the heating unit to move toward a first side.