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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
Yoshiteru Hattori, Ichinomiya, JP;
Shinji Ohashi, Anjo, JP;
Yoshiteru Hattori, Ichinomiya, JP;
Shinji Ohashi, Anjo, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main body including a fixing portion, a cartridge including a photosensitive member, a transfer unit disposed facing the photosensitive member of the cartridge, and a separation member configured to separate the photosensitive member from the transfer unit and including a fixing portion. The cartridge is configured to be disposed in a first position in the main body where the photosensitive member is separated from the transfer unit and in a second position in the main body where the photosensitive member contacts the transfer unit. When the separation member is fixed in the main body by engagement of the fixing portion of the separation member to the fixing portion of the main body, the cartridge is disposed in the first position, and when the separation member is removed from the main body, the cartridge is disposed in the second position.