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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2009
Applicant:
Tsugio Okamoto, Kani, JP;
Inventor:
Tsugio Okamoto, Kani, JP;
Assignee:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus comprises: a housing; a supporter located in the housing, a plurality of developing apparatus attachable to and detachable from the supporter; and a restricting unit that restricts movement of the supporter while at least one developing apparatus supported by the supporter is inside the housing. The supporter is movable relative to the housing.