Image forming apparatus, unit mountable thereto and separating member
US7203442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1867
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus is provided for forming an image on a recording material, to which a unit is detachably mountable. The apparatus is transportable with the unit mounted thereto. The apparatus includes (i) a movable member; (ii) a main assembly electrical contact provided on the movable member; (iii) a mounting member demountably mounting the unit; (iv) a unit mounted to the mounting member. The unit has a unit electrical contact electrically contactable to the main assembly electrical contact during image formation on the recording material; and (v) a separating member for separating the main assembly electrical contact and the unit electrical contact from each other by contacting the movable member and the unit to provide a gap between the main assembly electrical contact and the unit electrical contact when the apparatus is transported with the unit mounted to the apparatus.
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