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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2008
Satoru Ishikawa, Kitanagoya, JP;
Junji Uehara, Inazawa, JP;
Satoru Ishikawa, Kitanagoya, JP;
Junji Uehara, Inazawa, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a main body; a process cartridge detachably attachable to the main body, the process cartridge including an image carrier configured to carry a developer image thereon and a cartridge frame; a feeding path configured to feed a recording sheet to a transfer position where the developer image carried on the image carrier is transferred to the recording sheet; and a returning path configured to return the recording sheet that has passed the transfer position to the feeding path. The cartridge frame defines at least a part of the feeding path and at least a part of the returning path.