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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2021
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Bunro Noguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Hisashi Taniguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Atsushi Toda, Shizuoka, JP;
Shunsuke Matsushita, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/02 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/0225 (2013.01); G03G 15/757 (2013.01); G03G 21/1814 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a charging member for charging the photosensitive member, a cleaning member that comes into contact with the charging member and moves relative to the charging member to clean the charging member, an opening/closing member for exposing an inside of the apparatus, and a driving mechanism that moves the charging member and the cleaning member relative to each other in association with opening/closing of the opening/closing member.