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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ko Katahira, Kanagawa, JP;
Keita Nakajima, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly and an open/close member movable between a first position where it is closed to the main assembly and a second position where it is opened to the main assembly. The main assembly includes a fixing portion, a discharging portion, an intermediary conveying portion provided in a conveyance passage between the fixing portion and the discharging portion and a guide member disposed between the intermediary conveying portion and the discharging portion and movable between a second closed position where it forms a portion of the conveyance passage and a second open position where it opens the portion of the conveyance passage. The guide member is constituted to be movable to the second open position while the open/close member is positioned in the first open position.
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