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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomohiro Shiomi, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A developing device mountable on an image forming apparatus includes a main body, a fixing portion, a connecting portion and a developing side electric contact. The fixing portion is fixed to the image forming apparatus in a state where the main body and the fixing portion are positioned in the image forming apparatus. A developing side electric contact is provided on the fixing portion and to contact a main assembly side electric contact of the image forming apparatus in a state in which the main body and the fixing portion are positioned. When the developing device is pressed by a pressing portion of the image forming apparatus in a state where the fixing portion is fixed to the image forming apparatus, the main body is rotated about the connecting portion as a rotation center so that the developer carrying member is moved from a separated position to a developing position.