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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:
Sep. 21, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 21, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshiro Tsuchiya, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
399119 ; 399227 ;
Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus capable of forming a multicolor image on a recording medium, includes a first mounting arrangement for detachably mounting a photosensitive member cartridge having an electrophotographic photosensitive member, and a second mounting arrangement for detachably mounting a developing cartridge having a developer roller for developing a latent image formed on said electrophotographic photosensitive member. The developer cartridge is swingably provided about a swing center so that the cartridge is shiftable in parallel with an axis of said electrophotographic photosensitive member.