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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Ninomiya, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a main assembly; and a fixing unit for fixing an image on a recording material. The fixing unit is detachably mountable to the main assembly. The fixing unit includes a projected portion for regulating a position of the fixing unit relative to the main assembly. The main assembly includes an opening for guiding movement of the projected portion and a recessed portion, provided downstream of the opening with respect to a mounting direction of the fixing unit, for regulating a position of the projected portion. The fixing unit includes an engaging portion engaging with the opening so that the projected portion is prevented from coming out of the opening after entering the recessed portion.