Image forming apparatus
US8311453B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1606
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a housing; a photosensitive member unit detachably mountable relative to the housing and which includes a photosensitive member; a transfer belt unit detachably mountable relative to the housing which includes a transfer belt member and a spacing mechanism for spacing the transfer belt member from the photosensitive member; a shaft member, provided in the housing, for supporting the photosensitive member; a guiding portion, provided on the photosensitive member unit, for guiding mounting, to the housing, of the photosensitive member unit; and a rotation regulating member, provided on the transfer belt unit, for regulating a movement of the guiding portion, in the a rotational direction, of the photosensitive member at the time of the mounting of the photosensitive unit to the housing.
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