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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Masahito Hamaya, Aichi, JP;
Tasuku Sugimoto, Aichi, JP;
Kentaro Sugiyama, Gifu, JP;
Osamu Takahashi, Aichi, JP;
Masahito Hamaya, Aichi, JP;
Tasuku Sugimoto, Aichi, JP;
Kentaro Sugiyama, Gifu, JP;
Osamu Takahashi, Aichi, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus to print an image on a sheet is provided. The printing apparatus includes a photosensitive member, a contiguous member arranged to contact the photosensitive member, and a protection sheet configured to protect the photosensitive member from the contiguous member. The protection sheet is arranged in an intervening position between the photosensitive member and the contiguous member but configured to be removed from the intervening position by a user before using the printing apparatus. The protection sheet interferes with at least one of the user's behavior conducted on the printing apparatus in order to use the printing apparatus and a detecting behavior of a sensor which is arranged in the printing apparatus to detect a condition of the printing apparatus.