Image forming apparatus including sheet feeding cassette and conveyance unit attachable and detachable to and from apparatus main body
US11067945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 30, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1661
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a first sheet feeding cassette, a conveyance unit and a lock member. The first sheet feeding cassette is inserted into the apparatus main body along a predetermined insertion direction and is drawn out of the apparatus main body along a drawing direction opposite to the insertion direction. In a state where the lock member is in a lock position, the first sheet feeding cassette does not interfere with the lock member to allow the first sheet feeding cassette to be inserted into the apparatus main body. In a state where the lock member is in a lock release position, the first sheet feeding cassette interferes with the lock member to inhibit the first sheet feeding cassette from being inserted into the apparatus main body.
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