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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2025
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Kubota, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a photosensitive member unit, a developing unit, a pressing member movable between a first position for pressing the developing unit and a second position for releasing pressure, a stopper member movable between a regulating position for preventing the pressing member from moving from the second position to the first position and a retracting position for permitting the pressing member to move from the second position to the first position, and an urging member configured to urge the stopper member, wherein, in a case where the developing unit and the photosensitive member unit are attached to the apparatus body, the stopper member is at the retracting position, and wherein, in a case where the developing unit is attached to the apparatus body and the photosensitive member unit is not attached to the apparatus body, the stopper member is at the regulating position.