Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus for maintaining positions of photosensitive drums relative to casing
- Patent Title (中): 用于保持感光鼓相对于壳体的位置的图像形成装置
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Application No.: US14032988Application Date: 2013-09-20
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Publication No.: US09116502B2Publication Date: 2015-08-25
- Inventor: Atsushi Hayakawa , Naoya Kamimura , Atsuhisa Nakashima
- Applicant: Atsushi Hayakawa , Naoya Kamimura , Atsuhisa Nakashima
- 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: JP2012-218492 20120928
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/18

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a cartridge and a casing. The cartridge includes a photosensitive drum, a developing roller, a developing frame, and a drum frame. The developing frame is movable between a contact position and a separated position. A separating member provided on the drum frame acts on the developing frame, so that a reaction force is exerted in a reaction force direction. The casing includes a positioning member, an urging member, and a separation pressing member. The positioning member has a first surface and a second surface. The urging member is configured to urge an end portion of the photosensitive drum toward the positioning member in an urging direction. The first surface is configured to support the end portion at a position downstream of the urging direction. The second surface is configured to support the end portion at a portion downstream of the reaction force direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140093279A1 Image Forming Apparatus For Maintaining Positions of Photosensitive Drums Relative to Casing Public/Granted day:2014-04-03
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