Image formimg apparatus with automatic process cartridge displacement for maintenance
US5262824A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 23, 1991 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1853
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus provided with a process cartridge which contains at least an image carrying body fixed therein. The process cartridge is slidably provided to a main frame of the apparatus and is adapted to occupy two positions of a first position to perform the image forming and a second position suitable for maintenance and pulling out of the process cartridge for the main body. The process cartridge is drived automatically to the second position in each case of jam occurence in copy paper conveyance and maintenance.
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