Image forming apparatus with user operated cover for removable unit
AssigneeFUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
InventorTsubasa Sawayanagi
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body; a removable body that is removably attachable to the apparatus body; an installation body including an operating part that operates when manipulated by a user, the installation body being installed in the apparatus body such that the installation body covers at least a portion of the removable body; and an urging unit that operates in association with the operating part and urges the removable body in an attachment direction, in which the removable body is attached to the apparatus body, while at least the portion of the removable body is covered by the installation body.
Claims15
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body;
- a removable body that includes an actuating part and is removably attachable to the apparatus body;
- an installation body including a rotatable operating part that operates when manipulated by a user, the installation body being installed in the apparatus body such that the installation body covers at least a portion of the removable body;
- and
- an urging unit that operates in association with the operating part and urges the removable body in an attachment direction, in which the removable body is attached to the apparatus body, while at least the portion of the removable body is covered by the installation body,
- wherein the actuating part is actuated and the removable body is urged in the attachment direction when the user rotates the operating part in one direction.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body;
- a removable body that is removably attachable to the apparatus body;
- an installation body including an operating part that operates when manipulated by a user, the installation body being installed in the apparatus body such that the installation body covers at least a portion of the removable body;
- and
- an urging unit that operates in association with the operating part and urges the removable body in an attachment direction, in which the removable body is attached to the apparatus body, while at least the portion of the removable body is covered by the installation body,
- wherein after urging the removable body in the attachment direction, the urging unit stops urging the removable body in the attachment direction and enables the removable body to move in an opposite direction that is opposite to the attachment direction.
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body;
- a removable body that includes an actuating part and is removably attachable to the apparatus body;
- an installation body including an operating part that operates when manipulated by a user, the installation body being installed in the apparatus body such that the installation body covers at least a portion of the removable body;
- an urging unit that operates in association with the operating part and urges the removable body in an attachment direction, in which the removable body is attached to the apparatus body, while at least the portion of the removable body is covered by the installation body;
- and
- an actuation unit that operates in association with the operating part and actuates the actuating part,
- wherein the urging unit and the actuation unit are both provided on the installation body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.