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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masanori Maeda, Yokohama, JP;
Masafumi Maeda, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides an image forming apparatus that includes a first opening/closing member arranged to be openable and closable with respect to a main body of the image forming apparatus, a second opening/closing member, a unit detachably attachable to the main body, and a crank mechanism configured to convert reciprocating motion caused by an opening and closing operation of the first opening/closing member into rotating motion of the second opening/closing member. A first distance from a moving area of the unit is configured to be greater than a second distance from the moving area to thereby suppress an increase in the size of the image forming apparatus.