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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroko Katagiri, Tokyo, JP;
Akinori Mitsumata, Tokyo, JP;
Shingo Ito, Tokyo, JP;
AI Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes (i) an apparatus main body including a discharge portion and a wall disposed on an opposite side to the discharge portion with respect to a horizontal direction, the discharge portion including a first opening, and the wall including a second opening, (ii) a photosensitive drum disposed below the first opening and the second opening, (iii) an exposed surface exposed toward a first communication path communicating with the first opening and the second opening and disposed below the first communication path. The image forming apparatus includes a receiving surface projecting from the exposed surface toward the first communication path. The receiving surface is upwardly oriented with respect to the vertical direction and faces the first communication path. The receiving surface is inclined relative to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction.