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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Nao Itabashi, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a process cartridge including a process frame, a photoconductor drum rotatable about a first direction, a developing roller movable between a contact position contacting the photoconductor drum and a separated position separated from the photoconductor drum, and a separation holding mechanism including a lever and an elastic member configured to urge the lever from a fourth position toward a third position and allowing the developing roller to move to the contact position in response to the lever at the fourth position receiving an external force; and a moving mechanism movable in a second direction. The moving mechanism includes a contact part contacting the lever in response to movement of the moving mechanism, a pressing part pressing the process frame toward a drawer in response to the movement, and an urging member configured to urge the pressing part toward the drawer.