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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2011
Applicants:
Takashi Akutsu, Odawara, JP;
Ken Kikuchi, Mishima, JP;
Tsutomu Nishiuwatoko, Numazu, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/18 (2006.01); G03G 15/32 (2006.01); G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1821 (2013.01); G03G 15/326 (2013.01); G03G 21/1633 (2013.01); G03G 15/04045 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1651 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a configuration in which a scanner is mounted to a cartridge door via an elastic member, and the scanner is positioned relative to a frame that can be mounted to and demounted from an apparatus main body and that supports an intermediate transfer member and a photosensitive member using an urging force of the elastic member.