Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus including a casing and a process cartridge detachably attachable to the casing
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置包括壳体和可拆卸地附接到壳体的处理盒
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Application No.: US13834874Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US08918012B2Publication Date: 2014-12-23
- Inventor: Atsushi Miwa
- Applicant: Atsushi Miwa
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2012-081539 20120330
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G21/18 ; G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a casing having an opening that is open upward, a cover configured to open and close the opening, a process cartridge, and a guide. The guide is configured to guide the process cartridge in the casing while changing a position of the process cartridge. The process cartridge includes a photosensitive member, a first guided portion and a second guided portion. The guide includes a first guide configured to guide the first guided portion and a second guide configured to guide the second guided portion. The second guide has an upper portion disposed on an upstream side in an attaching direction of the process cartridge, and a lower portion extending smoothly from a lower end of the upper portion to a stop position in which the second guided portion is disposed. The lower portion is curved away from the first guide.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130259520A1 Image Forming Apparatus Public/Granted day:2013-10-03
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