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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2017
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Akinori Matsuno, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a drum unit supporting a photosensitive drum, a development unit forming a toner image on the photosensitive drum and a process frame. In the process frame, after the drum unit is installed along a predetermined installation direction, the development unit is installed along the installation direction. The process frame includes a pair of two supporting parts supporting a pair of two supported parts provided in the development unit. One supporting part is configured so as to support one supported part along a direction intersecting the installation direction and to restrict movement of the one supported part along the installation direction. Other supporting part is configured to restrict movement of other supported part along the installation direction when, after the other supported part is supported along the installation direction, the drum unit is installed to the process frame.