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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Hiramatsu, Numazu, JP;
Takashi Akutsu, Odawara, JP;
Tsutomu Nishiuwatoko, Numazu, JP;
Ken Kikuchi, Mishima, JP;
Kensuke Suzuki, Tagata-gun, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus including a dooropenable with respect to a main assembly of the image forming apparatus, a drum cartridgedetachably mountable to the image forming apparatus main assembly, and detachably mountable developing cartridges-provided above the drum cartridge, wherein the doorincludes a positioning urging portioncontacting the developing cartridges in a state in which the dooris closed, the doorincludes drum cartridge mounting and demounting guidesR andL for regulating the drum cartridgeso as to pass along a non-interference path with the positioning urging portionin contact to the drum cartridgewhen the drum cartridgeis demounted from the image forming apparatus.