Accommodation system including accommodation unit that accommodates recording material
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasaki Seto
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Abstract
The present invention guides an accommodation portion so that its insertion is not hindered when inserting it into a housing. An accommodation system includes an accommodation unit to hold recording material and a connection unit connected to the lower part of the accommodation unit. The accommodation unit includes a housing and an accommodation portion to hold the recording material and move between a first position pulled out from the housing and a second position inserted into the housing. The connection unit includes a guide portion to guide the accommodation portion's movement. In moving from the first to the second position, the accommodation portion contacts the guide portion and is guided upward.
Claims9
An accommodation system including an accommodation unit configured to accommodate a recording material and a connection unit configured to be connected to a lower portion of the accommodation unit, the accommodation unit including:
- a housing;
- and an accommodation portion configured to accommodate the recording material and to be movable between a first position where the accommodation portion is pulled out from the housing and a second position where the accommodation portion is inserted into the housing, the connection unit including a guide portion configured to guide a movement of the accommodation portion,
- wherein in a process of the accommodation portion moving in a first direction where the accommodation portion moves from the first position to the second position, the accommodation portion comes into contact with the guide portion and is guided upward,
- wherein the housing includes a first frame extending in the first direction, a second frame extending in the first direction,
- wherein the accommodation portion is located between the first frame and the second frame in a second direction orthogonal to each of the first direction and a vertical direction,
- wherein the first frame includes a first support portion configured to come into contact with and support the accommodation portion, and
- wherein the second frame includes a second support portion configured to come into contact with and support the accommodation portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.