US Patent Issued to CANON on Jan. 27 for "Image forming apparatus including a detachable unit with positioning portions" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,535,765, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to CANON K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image forming apparatus including a detachable unit with positioning portions" was invented by Kei Hayashida (Tokyo) and Kohei Koguchi (Kanagawa, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus configured to form an image on a sheet, the image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, and a detachable unit. The detachable unit includes a first positioned portion and a second positioned portion. The apparatus body includes a frame member having a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion which respectively engage with the first positioned...