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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichiro Hosoi, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Abe, Chiba, JP;
Yuta Okada, Ibaraki, JP;
Hitoshi Iwai, Chiba, JP;
Nobuhisa Kojima, Chiba, JP;
Ryota Fukumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an exchanging tool for an image forming apparatus including: an exposure having a connector; a control circuit board; a flexible flat cable configured to electrically connect the connector to the control circuit board; and a guide portion provided extending in leftward and rightward directions of the image forming apparatus, the leftward and rightward directions being perpendicular to the forward and backward directions and vertical directions, the guide portion being configured to support the flexible flat cable along the leftward and rightward directions. The exchanging tool is used for exchanging the flexible flat cable and includes a flexible flat cable holding member configured to hold the flexible flat cable. The flexible flat cable holding member includes a guide portion configured to guide the flexible flat cable from the leftward and rightward directions to the frontward and backward directions.