Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.

TaeSung Kim

Naomasa Okimura

Satoru Hori

Tomotaka Nagao

Keita Asahina

Shinichi Kamimura

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit. The image forming unit is detachable with respect to the image forming apparatus. The image forming unit includes a development part, a developer accommodation part, a connection part and a sealing member. The development part develops an electrostatic latent image held on an image holding body by a developer. The developer accommodation part accommodates the developer. The connection part connects the development part and the developer accommodation part. The sealing member unsealably seals the connection part. The sealing member is drawable to outside the image forming apparatus in a direction intersecting with a detaching direction of the image forming unit in such a state that the image forming unit is held therein.

Image forming apparatus and image forming unit including sealing member

An open-close apparatus includes: a first member movably provided with respect to an apparatus main body; a second member movable with respect to the first member, and movably provided with respect to the apparatus main body; and a limiting section, provided between the first and second members, that limits a moving speed of the first and second members.

Open-close apparatus and image forming apparatus

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Saitama, Japan

TaeSung Kim