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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 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 a including a belt. When image formation on a recording material is performed, the drawer unit is at a first apparatus main body inner position and the transfer device is at a second apparatus main body inner position. In this drawer unit state, (a) a part of the transfer device is disposed downstream of the drawer unit in a moving direction in which the drawer unit moves from the first inner position to a first apparatus main body outer position, and (b) in a vertical direction, an area where the part of the transfer device is positioned overlaps, at least in part, with an area where the drawer unit is positioned. The transfer device includes a cleaning member to clean the belt and is accommodated in the part of the transfer device.