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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Takahiro Miyoshi, Yokohama, JP;
Masatoshi Takiguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Tachio Kawai, Tokyo, JP;
Shunsuke Uratani, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1842 (2013.01); G03G 21/1623 (2013.01); G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/1896 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1696 (2013.01);
Abstract
In order to enable a main body of an image forming apparatus to selectively attach and detach a first cartridge group and a second cartridge group, a first guide for positioning the first cartridge group to the main body of the image forming apparatus and a second guide for positioning the second cartridge group to the main body of the image forming apparatus are detachably attachable to the main body of the image forming apparatus.