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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kohei Okayasu, Shizuoka, JP;
Shuma Hiasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaki Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Nishida, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus including: an apparatus main body having an opening; a moving member holding a cartridge and movable through the opening between a housed position and an exposed position; an opening/closing portion configured to be rotatable between an open position and a closed position, and includes a first support portion and a second support portion that support the moving member located at the exposed position; and a metal member that is attached to the opening/closing portion and faces the moving member in a state in which the moving member is located at the exposed position and supported by the first support portion and the second support portion. The metal member is placed between the first support portion and the second support portion in a rotation axis direction of the opening/closing portion.