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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
May. 06, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Horikawa, Numazu, JP;
Tetsuya Numata, Suntou-gun, JP;
Noriyuki Komatsu, Numazu, JP;
Osamu Anan, Susono, JP;
Yuichi Sakakibara, Tokyo, JP;
Ken Kikuchi, Mishima, JP;
Takashi Akutsu, Odawara, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a cartridge, a movable member, including an attachment portion for attachment of the cartridge, configured to be movable relative to the apparatus main body in a state such that the cartridge is attached to the attachment portion, a protection member configured to protect the cartridge, an engagement member, provided in the cartridge, configured to be movable to an engagement position where an engagement state of the protection member with the cartridge is secured by the engagement member engaging with the protection member, and to a release position where engagement between the protection member and the engagement member is released and removal of the protection member from the cartridge is allowed, and a release member configured to move the engagement member from the engagement position to the release position by abutting the engagement member, when the cartridge is attached to the attachment portion.