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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hitoshi Iwai, Chiba, JP;
Ryo Abe, Chiba, JP;
Yuta Okada, Ibaraki, JP;
Shinichiro Hosoi, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuhisa Kojima, Chiba, JP;
Ryota Fukumoto, Ibaraki, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus including: a photosensitive member unit having a photosensitive member; an exposure head configured to expose the photosensitive member, the exposure head being of an elongated shape in first directions; a developing unit having a developer bearing member; a support member configured to engage with either the photosensitive member unit or the developing unit and to guide the photosensitive member unit or the developing unit along the first directions; and a restricting portion configured to restrict a movement in the first directions of a movable member movably guided in the first directions by the support member.