US 12,189,327 B2
Image forming apparatus
Masaki Kakitani, Chiba (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Aug. 16, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/450,478.
Application 18/450,478 is a continuation of application No. 17/719,547, filed on Apr. 13, 2022, granted, now 11,762,325.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-073475 (JP), filed on Apr. 23, 2021; and application No. 2022-045410 (JP), filed on Mar. 22, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0400808 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G03G 21/16 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 21/1633 (2013.01) [G03G 21/1619 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1654 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A conveying apparatus for an image forming system, comprising:
a conveying unit configured to convey a recording medium;
a top surface cover which is provided to a top surface of the conveying apparatus in a vertical direction and forms at least a top part of an appearance of the conveying apparatus; and
a front surface cover which is provided to a front surface of the conveying apparatus in a front-back direction and forms at least a front part of the appearance,
wherein the front surface cover includes a ferromagnetic material portion provided to be visible as the front part of the appearance.