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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2015
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Azeta, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The image forming apparatus has: a photoreceptor; an exposure unit that exposes the photoreceptor to light; a first contact portion; and a positioning portion provided in the exposure unit, this portion coming into contact with the first contact portion to position the exposure unit in a first position where the photoreceptor is exposed to light. The image forming apparatus also has: a second contact portion; and a contacted portion provided in the exposure unit, wherein the contacted portion is brought into contact with the second contact portion, thereby positioning the exposure unit in a second position where the positioning portion and the first contact portion are separated from each other.