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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Hiroki Mori, Nagoya, JP;
Mitsuru Horinoe, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yukiko Nakaya, Konan, JP;
Yuichi Matsushita, Nagoya, JP;
Hiroki Mori, Nagoya, JP;
Mitsuru Horinoe, Aichi-ken, JP;
Yukiko Nakaya, Konan, JP;
Yuichi Matsushita, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body, image formation units disposed in the main body, a moving member disposed in the main body, the moving member including a surface facing each image formation unit, a pair of first stoppers disposed in each image formation unit, and a pair of second stoppers disposed in the main body in correspondence with each image formation unit, each second stopper being configured to prevent the developer on the moving member from entering the image formation unit.