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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2023
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ken Kikuchi, Mishima, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 21/16 (2013.01); G03G 21/1671 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 21/1853 (2013.01); G03G 15/0865 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1684 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a first unit movable to a first inside position of a main assembly and a second unit movable to a second inside position of the main assembly. The first unit includes a mounting portion for detachably mounting the second unit, and a contacting and spacing member movable between a first position for permitting a developing member of the second unit to contact an image bearing member of the first unit and a second position for spacing the developing member from the image bearing member.