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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2010
Masaya Okamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Masaya Okamoto, Yokohama, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus comprises: a body having a mount/remove opening; a removable component that can be mounted on or removed from the body via the mount/remove opening, the removable component being operable when mounted on the body; a door attached to the mount/remove opening; a mounting unit, on which the removable component is mounted, attached to the body; a connecting member that connects the door and the mounting unit, a position or attitude of the mounting unit in accordance with an opening/closing operation of the door, causes the removable component to move to a first position in which the removable component is operable when the door is closed, and causes the removable component mounted on the mounting unit to move to a second position, which is more easily accessible when the door is opened.