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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2012
Yoshiaki Tanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Yoshiaki Tanaka, Shizuoka, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a process unit includes a process section present around an image bearing member, attached and detached to and from a body, including a rotating section, and configured to apply an image forming process to the image bearing member, a moving section present on a shaft of the rotating section and configured to slide to a first position close to the rotating section and a second position away from the rotating section, and a positioning section present between the rotating section and the moving section and configured to move following the rotating section and hold the moving section in the first position and the second position.