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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 1990
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Teruo Komatsu, Yokohama, JP;
Ichiro Ohsawa, Yokohama, JP;
Shinji Goto, Tokyo, JP;
Nobukazu Adachi, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Goto, Zushi, JP;
Junichi Asano, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355200 ; 355210 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus usable with a process cartridge having an improved positioning mechanism between the process cartridge and an optical system of the main assembly of the image forming apparatus. The process cartridge and the optical system are freely movable supported in the main assembly, and positioning portions of the process cartridge and the optical system are abutted to a positioning member fixed to the main assembly of the image forming apparatus.