Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrophotographic image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US15800410Application Date: 2017-11-01
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Publication No.: US10095181B2Publication Date: 2018-10-09
- Inventor: Ken Kikuchi
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2008-250333 20080929; JP2009-181941 20090804
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/18 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
A drum supporting member, which is usable with an image forming apparatus, includes a photosensitive drum and a mounting portion for detachably mounting a developing cartridge. The drum mounting portion also includes a contacting member contactable with the developing cartridge, with contacting member being movable between a first position and a second position. When the contacting member is in the first position, the contacting member contacts the developing cartridge with a developing roller of the developing cartridge being placed in a third position contacting the photosensitive drum. When the contacting member is in the second position, the contacting member contacts the developing cartridge with the developing cartridge being placed in a fourth position in which the developing cartridge is dismountable from the drum supporting member.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180095413A1 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2018-04-05
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