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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2025
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Hiroki Morishita, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a body housing, an opening and closing unit, an image carrier, a transfer roller, a power supply line, a power supply line side contact and a transfer roller side contact. The body housing has an opening. The opening and closing unit can be opened and closed in the opening. The image carrier is provided in the body housing. The transfer roller is provided in the opening and closing unit. The power supply line includes a first contact, and a second contact. The opening and closing unit includes a contact portion which comes into contact with the second contact and moves the second contact. The contact portion makes the second contact come into contact with the first contact when the opening and closing unit is closed, and makes the second contact separate from the first contact when the opening and closing unit is opened.