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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:
Jun. 18, 1996
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Takeshi Setoriyama, Yokohoma, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabuskiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ; G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
355200 ;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a process cartridge detachable from the main body of the apparatus, wherein the process cartridge has an image bearing member and a process device for performing a process on the image bearing member. The image forming apparatus has a frame including a process cartridge positioning portion and a guide member, and a transfer device. The guide member included with the frame guides the recording medium to the process cartridge positioned by the process cartridge positioning portion, and the process cartridge positioning portion and the guide member are formed integrally With the frame by a molding method.