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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2008
Toshihiko Seike, Nara, JP;
Junya Masuda, Nara, JP;
Kouji Wakamoto, Nara, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A unit drawing mechanism according to the present invention includes a drawing unit, a lever, a fixture, a preventer, a linkage, and a lever holder. The drawing unit can move along a movement path between a retracted position in an apparatus and an exposed position outside the apparatus. The lever is supported pivotably on the front side of the drawing unit. The fixture locks the drawing unit in the retracted position. The preventer prevents the drawing unit from moving from the exposed position. The linkage links the lever to the fixture and the preventer. The lever holder holds the lever in a first angular position, a second angular position, and a third angular position when the drawing unit is locked by the fixture, positioned on the movement path, and prevented by the preventer from moving from the exposed position, respectively.