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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2015
Applicant:
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Koji Fukumuro, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/16 (2006.01); G03G 21/10 (2006.01); G03G 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 21/1676 (2013.01); G03G 21/10 (2013.01); G03G 21/105 (2013.01); G03G 21/206 (2013.01); G03G 2221/1645 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a structural member that is attached to and detached from an image forming apparatus body. The structural member includes a portion having a developer transport path for transporting developer to a developing device and a reinforcing member that reinforces the structural member. The reinforcing member has an opening that opens towards the developer transport path.