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Patent No.:

US 12681424 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 01, 2025

Image forming apparatus

Applicant:

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Yuzo Harada, Osaka, JP;

Kazuhisa Hirahara, Osaka, JP;

Tomohiko Yamakawa, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:

KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Attorney:

Stein IP, LLC

Primary Examiner:

Sophia S Chen

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1647 (2013.01); G03G 15/0849 (2013.01); G03G 15/0853 (2013.01); G03G 15/0896 (2013.01); G03G 21/1619 (2013.01); G03G 21/1652 (2013.01); G03G 2221/163 (2013.01); G03G 2221/166 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes a development device and a slide member. The slide member is capable of reciprocating in the longitudinal direction of the development device, and removably supports the development device. The development device and the slide member include a locating pin and a locating hole that are fitted together when the development device and the slide member approach each other. The locating hole includes an opening inclined portion. The locating pin includes: a tip inclined portion; and a locating inclined portion that is continuous in the circumferential direction of the tip inclined portion, is arranged opposite the opening inclined portion in the longitudinal direction of the development device and has a smaller inclination angle than the tip inclined portion.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Harada, Yuzo. (2026). Image forming apparatus (U.S. Patent No. 12681424). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12681424

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