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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); B65H 43/00 (2006.01); B65H 85/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1623 (2013.01); B65H 43/00 (2013.01); B65H 85/00 (2013.01); B65H 2402/31 (2013.01); B65H 2402/441 (2013.01); B65H 2402/45 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1421 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1521 (2013.01); B65H 2404/1532 (2013.01); B65H 2511/20 (2013.01); B65H 2511/417 (2013.01); B65H 2801/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
In a case where a belt unit is not attached to an apparatus body, when an opening and closing member is closed against the apparatus body, a switching member cannot press a switch, and image formation operation is prohibited. In a case where the belt unit is attached to the apparatus body, when the opening and closing member is closed against the apparatus body, the switching member presses the switch, and the prohibition of the image formation is released.