Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus having a holder that moves relative to an opening/closing door
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Application No.: US14088152Application Date: 2013-11-22
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Publication No.: US09651913B2Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: Kohei Koshida
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon USA, Inc. IP Division
- Priority: JP2012-257501 20121126
- Main IPC: G03G21/16
- IPC: G03G21/16 ; G03G15/00 ; B65H29/52 ; B65H43/00

Abstract:
A sheet conveyance apparatus includes an apparatus main body, an opening/closing door movably supported by the apparatus main body so as to be capable of opening a conveyance path through which a sheet is conveyed, a sensor lever configured to rotate when pushed by the sheet in the conveyance path, a holder rotatably holding the sensor lever and movably supported by the opening/closing door, a positioning portion provided in the apparatus main body and configured to perform positioning of the holder by coming into contact with the holder, and a sheet detection sensor provided in the apparatus main body and configured to generate a signal corresponding to the position of the sensor lever.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140147183A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2014-05-29
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