Image forming apparatus
US7822362B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1687
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: an apparatus body; a first rotating body having a first end supported on the apparatus body rotatably about an axis so that the first rotating body is rotatable between an adjacent state and a distant state in which a second end is more distant from the apparatus body than the adjacent state; an arm having a first end rotatably supported on the apparatus body, and a second end connected to the first rotating body to be slidable in a direction perpendicular to the axis; and an urging member having a first end connected to the arm, and a second end connected to the first rotating body at a position between the axis and a connecting portion to which the arm is connected, the urging member urges the arm in a direction of drawing the second end of the arm toward the axis.
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