Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Detecting unit, sheet feeding unit, and image forming apparatus comprising the same
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Application No.: US15584148Application Date: 2017-05-02
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Publication No.: US10054890B2Publication Date: 2018-08-21
- Inventor: Junichi Ochi
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2016-093590 20160509
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly including an image forming portion; a rotatable member capable of feeding a sheet and configured to rotate; and a detecting unit including an interrelating member configured to rotate in interrelation with rotation of the rotatable member, a detecting member configured to detect rotation of the interrelating member, and a holding member configured to integrally hold the interrelating member and the detecting member. The interrelating member, the detecting member and the holding member are integrally assembled into a unit. The detecting unit is detachably mountable to the main assembly.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170322507A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2017-11-09
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