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Patent No.:

US 12769226 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2026

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2024

Image forming apparatus including retractable exposure portion and retractable developing unit

Applicant:

Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Ryoichi Kawasumi, Ibaraki, JP;

Takehiro Ishidate, Tokyo, JP;

Hiroki Takano, Saitama, JP;

Assignee:

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:

ROSSI, KIMMS & McDOWELL LLP

Primary Examiner:

Robert B Beatty

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04 (2006.01); B41J 2/00 (2006.01); B41J 2/45 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 15/12 (2006.01); G03G 15/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04054 (2013.01); B41J 2/45 (2013.01); G03G 21/1633 (2013.01); G06K 15/1247 (2013.01); G03G 15/0872 (2013.01); G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 2215/0407 (2013.01);
Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes: a photoconductor that rotates about a first axis; an exposure portion that includes a substrate that includes a plurality of light emitting portions for exposing a surface of the photoconductor, and a support portion for supporting the substrate, and that moves between an exposure position where the photoconductor is exposed and a retracted position where the photoconductor is retracted from the exposure position; and a rotational member that has a second axis along the first axis, and that moves the exposure portion between the retracted position and the exposure position by rotation about the second axis. A developing unit moves between a developing position and a separated position in response to a door opening.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Kawasumi, Ryoichi. (2026). Image forming apparatus including retractable exposure portion and retractable developing unit (U.S. Patent No. 12769226). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12769226

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