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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2013
Kohta Takenaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Joh Ebara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Kawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuji Nishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihide Ohta, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohta Hirakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Shimada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Funayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Endo, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohta Takenaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Joh Ebara, Kanagawa, JP;
Hiroshi Ishii, Kanagawa, JP;
Junichi Kawase, Kanagawa, JP;
Tetsuji Nishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshihide Ohta, Kanagawa, JP;
Kohta Hirakawa, Tokyo, JP;
Toshihiro Shimada, Kanagawa, JP;
Yusuke Funayama, Kanagawa, JP;
Tsuyoshi Endo, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a drawer unit configured to be drawn out from a body of the image forming apparatus. The drawer unit includes a carriage path for carrying a recording medium, a lock unit configured to lock the drawer unit in the body, a driving unit configured to drive the lock unit, the driving unit including at least a driving source, and a drawer unit cover configured to cover at least the drawer unit. The drawer unit cover is a part of an outer cover of the body arranged on a side in a drawing direction of the drawer unit. The drawer unit cover is attached to the drawer unit so that the drawer unit cover is removed from the drawer unit in a state where the drawer unit is attached to the body.