Image forming apparatus
US11841672B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 26, 2022 |
| Grant date | Dec 12, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1661
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a detachable body that is able to be attached to and detached from an image forming apparatus body in a depth direction and is movable from a first position to a second position; an operation unit that is operated in a direction approaching the image forming apparatus body to position the detachable body from the first position to the second position; and a pressing member that presses the detachable body toward the second position with a pressing surface in contact with the detachable body in a state in which an operation of the operation unit is completed and moves the detachable body from the first position to the second position with a slope surface forming an obtuse angle with respect to the pressing surface in contact with the detachable body in accordance with the operation of the operation unit.
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