Moving device and image forming apparatus including the moving device
US9008547B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 18, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1666
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A moving device includes a rotary member rotatably supported by a frame of the image forming apparatus to move a latent image forming device between a first position at which the latent image forming device forms a latent image on a latent image bearing member and a second position at which the latent image forming device is separated from the latent image bearing member, a biasing member for biasing the rotary member, and a restriction member for restricting rotation of the rotary member in a state in which the latent image forming device is at the first position. A direction of the force of the biasing member is changed from a stopping direction in which rotation of the rotary member is stopped to a direction opposite the stopping direction while the rotary member is rotated to move the latent image forming device from the second position to the first position.
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