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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 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 to form an image on a recording material includes an apparatus main body having a first end provided with an opening and having a second end, a fixing device to heat the recording material, an opening and closing member, a drawer unit having a first photosensitive drum, and a transfer device. When being moved from a first inner position inside the apparatus main body to a first outer position outside the apparatus main body through the main body opening, the drawer unit is to be moved in a moving direction intersecting with a rotation axis of the first photosensitive drum, and is to be moved away from the second end. When being moved from a second inner position inside the apparatus main body to a second outer position outside the apparatus main body, the transfer device is moved away from the second end.