US Patent Issued to Canon on Nov. 4 for "Image forming apparatus with engagement mechanism of apparatus main body" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,472, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Canon K.K. (Tokyo).

"Image forming apparatus with engagement mechanism of apparatus main body" was invented by Satoshi Koga (Shizuoka, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body having an engagement mechanism and a second opening and further includes a fixing unit having a pressure releasing mechanism. The engagement mechanism includes a first engagement portion. The pressure releasing mechanism includes a first engaged portion engaging with the first engagement portion. In a process in which a first opening/closing member is opened from a clos...