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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Sachiyori Shiina, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoshi Koga, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body including an opening portion, and an attachable/detachable unit configured to be attached to and detached from the apparatus body through the opening portion. The apparatus body includes an opening/closing member, a detection unit configured to detect a state of the attachable/detachable unit, and an interlocking mechanism configured to move the detection unit in an interlocked manner with a movement of the opening/closing member. The attachable/detachable unit includes a positioning portion. The detection unit includes a positioned portion configured to be engaged with the positioning portion. The detection unit is configured to move to a first position in which the positioned portion is engaged with the positioning portion, and to a second position retracted from the first position in the first direction such that the positioned portion is disengaged from the positioning portion.
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