Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus including pivotable doors with a handle at an overlapping area
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Application No.: US18160056Application Date: 2023-01-26
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Publication No.: US12028493B2Publication Date: 2024-07-02
- Inventor: Osamu Sato
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: ROSSI, KIMMS & McDOWELL LLP
- Priority: JP 22011687 2022.01.28
- Main IPC: H04N1/23
- IPC: H04N1/23 ; H04N1/00

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, a casing accommodating the image forming unit, a pair of doors which open from center, and a protrusion portion. The pair of doors which open from center include a first door, a second door, and a handle. The handle is disposed on an opposite surface of an exterior surface of the first door. The protrusion portion protrudes from an end of the second door toward the first door in a direction intersecting with the second pivot axis and extending an exterior surface of the second door when the pair of doors are closed. The handle covers a gap between the first door and the protrusion portion in a front-back direction of the image forming apparatus when the pair of doors are closed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20230247152A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2023-08-03
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