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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Sahara, Susono, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body; a moving unit movable between a first position where the moving unit is inside the apparatus main body and a second position where the moving unit is outside the apparatus main body, the moving unit including an image bearing member, a cleaning member, a conveying member conveying removed toner from the image bearing member, and an outlet disposed at a first end of the moving unit and through which the removed toner is discharged outside the moving unit; a processing unit acting on the image bearing member; and a contact disposed at a second end of the moving unit opposite the first end and through which the processing unit receives power. The apparatus main body includes a container accommodating the removed toner, having an inlet for receiving the removed toner from the outlet.
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