Image forming apparatus including process cartridge with magnetic connector
US5339133A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 11, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/166
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming machine in which a detachable process cartridge having a photoreceptor drum is provided. On the frame of the process cartridge, a magnetic connector is provided, in which a magnet and an outer plate surrounding the magnet are assembled, and a leaf spring is provided between the frame and the magnet. The process cartridge is positively grounded through the magnetic connector when the process cartridge is fully inserted into the main body of the machine, due to the magnetic connection to a plate of the main body.
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