Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrophotographic image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US17109374Application Date: 2020-12-02
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Publication No.: US11409226B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- 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: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP2008-250333 20080929,JP2009-181941 20190804
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/18 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes a first unit that is movable to a first inside position of the main assembly. The first unit includes a first shutter provided with a first contacting portion. The apparatus also includes a second unit movable to a second inside position of the main assembly. The second unit includes a second shutter provided with a second contacting portion. The main assembly includes a first contacted portion causing the first shutter to move from a first position toward a second position by contacting of the first contacting portion while moving the first unit to the first inside position, and a second contacted portion causing the second shutter to move from a third position toward a fourth position by contacting of the second contacting portion while moving the second unit to the second inside position.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210096502A1 ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-04-01
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