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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 1992
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Satoshi Hiraoka, Hachiooji, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355211 ; 118661 ; 355245 ; 355260 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a photosensitive unit having a photosensitive body, another unit having a member opposing the photosensitive body of the photosensitive unit, and a support arrangement for supporting at least one of the units and allowing this at least one unit to move toward and away from the other unit. A bias arrangement applies a force to the at least one unit movably supported by the support arrangement to move this unit toward the other unit, and a positioning arrangement for positioning the photosensitive unit and the other unit is included such that a gap is provided between the photosensitive body and the member.