Image forming apparatus
US10845752B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2015 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1676
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus includes at least one pressing unit configured to bring the developing roller and the photoreceptor in contact with each other, an operating unit which is configured to be in an operating position during which a pressing force of the pressing unit is generated, and a standby during at which the pressing force is released, and a cover unit detachably provided to one side of the developing device and configured to guide movement of the operating unit to the operating position. By this configuration, operation of the operating unit is linked with an operation of detachment or attachment of the cover unit.
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