US 11,794,498 B2
Processing apparatus
Kaneto Tokuyama, Tokyo (JP); and Yasuhito Tsubakimoto, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Oct. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/496,565.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-173280 (JP), filed on Oct. 14, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0111671 A1, Apr. 14, 2022
Int. Cl. B41J 29/02 (2006.01)
CPC B41J 29/02 (2013.01) 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A processing apparatus comprising:
a housing that accommodates a processing portion;
a cover member supported by the housing so as to be pivotable between a closed position covering an upper part of the housing and an open position opening the upper part of the housing;
a support member having a first end connected to the cover member so as to be rotatable relative to the cover member and a second end movable relative to the housing;
a guide portion provided in the housing to guide movement of the second end of the support member;
an engaging portion configured to restrict movement of the second end of the support member at the open position of the cover member; and
a switching member provided in the housing and configured to be movable between a first position in which the engaging portion restricts movement of the second end of the support member and a second position in which the restriction of movement of the second end by the engaging portion is canceled.