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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2025
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Shimomura, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kadowaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Tomonori Shida, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoji Misao, Shizuoka, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body having an opening and housing a photosensitive drum, a door unit connected to the main body and movable between a closed position where it closes the opening and an open position where it opens the opening, and a belt unit including a belt configured to contact with the photosensitive drum. The belt unit is moveable between inside and outside of the main body through the opening of the main body with the door unit being in the open position. When the belt unit is outside of the main body, an upper end of the belt is positioned lower than an upper end of the door unit in a vertical direction.
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