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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomoya Teraji, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/045 (2006.01); H05K 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B41J 2/04548 (2013.01); B41J 2/0458 (2013.01); H05K 5/0247 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic apparatus provided with an external unit being attachable to and detachable from a main body unit, includes: a main body connector attached to the main body unit and including an input contact of a driving circuit to drive a driving device for the external unit, and an output contact from a first power source; and a loop-back unit including a path to connect the output contact and the input contact to the external unit, in which the main body connector includes a ground contact between the output contact and the input contact.