Image forming apparatus with removable cartridge and movable light emitting member
US9176466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 12, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 12, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1869
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
When an operation member is moved in a state in which a cartridge is mounted to an apparatus main body of an image forming apparatus, a cartridge supporting member is rotated away from a transfer member so that the cartridge is rotated and enters a state in which the cartridge is inclined at an angle θ1 with respect to the transfer member, and an exposure device is rotated away from the transfer member and enters a state in which the exposure device is inclined at an angle θ2 higher than the angle θ1 with respect to the transfer member.
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