Patent 7302208 was granted and assigned to RICOH COMPANY,LTD. on November, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A unit supporting device supports a unit that can be inserted into an accommodating position and pulled out to an operable position while defining a position of the unit with respect to a member opposite to the unit. A configuration for setting a positional relationship between the unit and the member in a process in which the unit is inserted toward the accommodating position is provided on the unit and the member.