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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 02, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiki Fujino, Kanagawa, JP;
Tachio Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Teruhiko Sasaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Akinobu Hirayama, Shizuoka, JP;
Daisuke Abe, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinjiro Toba, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeo Kawanami, Kanagawa, JP;
Shinichi Nishida, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichi Fukui, Kanagawa, JP;
Yasuyuki Egami, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
[Task] To further develop prior art technique. [SOLUTION] A cartridge includes a first unit, a second unit, a holding portion and a contact force receiving portion. The contact force receiving portion is capable of taking a stand-by position, a first operating position and a second operating position. The holding portion is moved from the first position to the second position, by the contact force receiving portion receiving the contact force and moving to the second operating position in the predetermined direction, in a state in which the second unit is in the separated position, the holding portion is in the first position, and the contact force receiving portion is in the first operating position.