Image forming apparatus
US9307106B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G21/1671
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes plural image holding bodies, plural image writing devices, a movement member, and a retractor. The image holding bodies are arranged in a predetermined direction. The image writing devices face and write images onto the respective image holding bodies. The movement member holds the image holding bodies, is able to be drawn through an opening in a cover of a housing of the image forming apparatus, and is moved in an image holding body arrangement direction. The retractor retracts the image writing devices when the movement member is drawn through the opening. The retractor includes first and second retracting mechanisms. The first retracting mechanism retracts the image writing devices to respective first retracted positions. The second retracting mechanism retracts the image writing devices to respective second retracted positions after the first retracting mechanism has retracted the image writing devices.
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