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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2022
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Kawaguchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinkichi Yamamoto, Shizuoka, JP;
Takateru Ohkubo, Shizuoka, JP;
Kazuki Takase, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body including a control board, a draw-out unit including a photosensitive drum configured to bear a toner image and rotate about a rotation axis, a developing unit, and a unit contact, the developing unit including a developing roller and a memory, and a door configured to face the draw-out unit at a closed position. The door includes a door contact electrically connected to the control board. The draw-out unit includes a facing surface configured to face the door positioned at the closed position, and a grip portion provided at a center portion of the facing surface in an axial direction of the rotation axis. The unit contact is provided in a region outside an end surface of the grip portion in the axial direction and below the grip portion in a vertical direction.