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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Fukashi Hatano, Abiko, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 15/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/1615 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a slider movable from a first position to a second position against a spring force for urging a primary transfer roller to an intermediary transfer belt to space the primary transfer roller from the intermediary transfer belt. An assisting mechanism assists the movement of the slider in a first direction. The assisting mechanism includes vertical and horizontal sliders which cause to apply the urging force of a compression spring to the slider as an urging force in the first direction, from a third position which is between the first position and the second position.