18757923. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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HIROKI Ichimura of Shizuoka (JP)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18757923 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
A cartridge includes a pressing portion, a recessed portion, and an electrical contact. An apparatus body includes a contact unit that includes a contact and a protrusion. The contact and the protrusion are movable away from the mounting region against an elastic force. The contact unit is at a first position in a non-mounted state, a second position in a mounted state, and a third position in a middle state of transitioning from the non-mounted state to the mounted state. The second position is farther away from the mounting region than the first position by the protrusion being inserted into the recessed portion and the contact contacting with the electrical contact. The third position is farther away from the mounting region than the second position by the protrusion being pressed by the pressing portion so that the contact does not contact with the cartridge.
