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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takahiro Sakamoto, Suntou-gun, JP;
Yuichi Sakakibara, Fuchu, JP;
Tsutomu Nishiuwatoko, Numazu, JP;
Takashi Akutsu, Odawara, JP;
Daisuke Abe, Suntou-gun, JP;
Ken Kikuchi, Mishima, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a main assembly provided with an opening; a drawer movable while supporting an cartridge including a photosensitive drum between an inside position and an outside position; an optical unit in the main assembly to project light onto the drum a shutter member provided in the main assembly and movable between a closing position and an open position an operating portion to move the shutter member from the open position to the closing position in a process of movement of the drawer from the inside position to the outside position and to move the shutter member from the closing position to the open position in a process of movement of the drawer from the outside position to the inside position.