Image forming apparatus
US10534307B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1671
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an image carrier that includes a rotating shaft, and is rotatable around the rotating shaft; a plurality of functional members disposed along an outer periphery of the image carrier; and a plurality of distance regulating members that maintains a constant distance between each of the plurality of functional members and the image carrier, wherein the plurality of functional members includes a first functional member and a second functional member, the plurality of distance regulating members includes a first distance regulating member and a second distance regulating member, the first distance regulating member includes a first abutting surface, the second distance regulating member includes a second abutting surface, and the first abutting surface and the second abutting surface are disposed side by side in a circumferential direction on the peripheral surface of the rotating shaft.
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