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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Shuntaro Tezuka, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, an image bearing member unit, a transfer member, a supporting member, and a positioning member. The image bearing member unit and the transfer member are disposed attachable to and detachable from the apparatus main body. The supporting member includes a to-be-contacted portion configured to be in contact with a to-contact portion of the image bearing member unit. The to-be-contacted portion is movable from a first position to a second position by an attachment operation of the image bearing member unit to the apparatus main body, where the first position is a position to be in contact with the to-contact portion, the second position is a position different from the first position, and the second position is a position at which the supporting member is supported by the positioning member and the to-be-contacted portion is out of contact with the to-contact portion.