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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoya Tateishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shuma Hiasa, Kanagawa, JP;
Jumpei Nitta, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeo Kawanami, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a support member to which a cartridge is detachably attached and which is movable, a detection portion configured to output a signal and configured such that the signal changes in a case where the support member on which the cartridge is supported is moved from the second position toward the first position, a drive source configured to move the support member, and a controller configured to, in a case where the support member at the second position and not being moved by the drive source is moved toward the first position and the signal changes, cause the drive source to move the support member toward the first position.