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Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 12, 2024
Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Hirofumi Hori, Shizuoka, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); H04N 1/23 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00254 (2013.01); G03G 15/5016 (2013.01); G03G 15/6552 (2013.01); G03G 21/1619 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); H04N 1/00631 (2013.01); H04N 1/2315 (2013.01);
Abstract

A supporting member supports an image reading device. The image reading device is movable between a first position at which a front side of the image reading device is close to an image forming unit and a second position at which a front side of the image reading device is spaced apart from the image forming unit. A first end portion of an operation unit protrudes outward of the image forming unit from one side surface. A second end portion of the operation unit that opposes the first end portion is positioned on an inner side of the image forming unit relative to one side surface of the image forming unit.


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Hori, Hirofumi. (2026). Arrangement of operation unit in image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12652358). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12652358

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