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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2014
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takateru Ohkubo, Susono, JP;
Keita Nakajima, Suntou-gun, JP;
Kentarou Tomoe, Susono, JP;
Akira Matsushima, Susono, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/6505 (2013.01); G03G 15/6502 (2013.01); B65H 2301/5133 (2013.01); B65H 2405/10 (2013.01); B65H 2515/716 (2013.01); B65H 2601/273 (2013.01); G03G 2215/00383 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sheet storing portion is maintained in a state in which a sheet stacking portion on which sheets are stacked is electrically insulated, when the sheet storing portion is contained in a containing portion of an image forming apparatus body at the time of formation of an image. The sheet stacking portion is switched from the insulation state to a grounding state in which the sheet stacking portion is grounded through a ground portion by a switching portion through an operation of drawing the sheet storing portion.