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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kiyoshi Amano, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus has an interface portion for processing image information, a power supply device for supplying power to the interface portion, an opening/closing member capable of opening or closing relative to a main body of the apparatus, and a cover capable of opening the interface portion. In the image forming apparatus, the supply of the power from the power supply device to the interface portion is interrupted in an open state of the opening/closing member, and opening of the cover is prohibited in a close state of the opening/closing member.