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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Chikara Imaizumi, Shizuoka, JP;
Satoshi Murasaki, Shizuoka, JP;
Kiyoshi Furuta, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinya Noda, Shizuoka, JP;
Kunihiro Niwa, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoji Misao, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomooku Koyama, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomoki Katafuchi, Shizuoka, JP;
Tomonari Inoue, Kanagawa, JP;
Koichi Sekimizu, Shizuoka, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a drawer unit, and a transfer device including a belt. The drawer unit includes a first cartridge, a support member to which the first cartridge is detachably attached, and a first photosensitive drum disposed on the support member or the first cartridge. The drawer unit is moved to a first inner position inside the apparatus main body and to a first outer position outside the apparatus main body. The transfer device is moved to a second inner position inside the apparatus main body and to a second outer position outside the apparatus main body. The belt contacts the first photosensitive drum with the transfer device at the second inner position. The transfer device is moved from the second inner to the second outer position when the drawer unit is moved from the first inner to the first outer position.