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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yoichiro Iizuka, Hanoi, VN;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1842 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body of the apparatus, a cartridge support member, an openable and closable member configured to open and close an opening portion, a linkage mechanism configured to link the openable and closable member and the cartridge support member to each other, and a locking portion configured to prevent the cartridge support member from being detached from the main body of the apparatus. The locking of the cartridge support member by the locking portion is released by releasing the linkage by the linkage mechanism to move the cartridge support member relative to the locking portion.