Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus configured to determine position of cam based on detection result of sensor
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Application No.: US17336511Application Date: 2021-06-02
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Publication No.: US11409228B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Wataru Yamaguchi , Yohei Hashimoto
- Applicant: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya
- Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya
- Agency: Merchant & Gould P.C.
- Priority: JPJP2020-100106 20200609
- Main IPC: G03G21/16
- IPC: G03G21/16 ; G03G21/18

Abstract:
A cam transmits and blocks light emitted from a light emitting portion. The cam moves to: a first position at which first and second cartridges are attachable to and detachable from a housing; a second position at which a first development roller contacts a first photosensitive drum, the second position being a position at which the cam has moved in a first direction from the first position; and a third position at which the first development roller is separated from the first photosensitive drum and a second development roller is separated from a second photosensitive drum, the third position being a position at which the cam has moved in the first direction from the second position. During an initial operation, based on a detection result of the sensor, a controller determines which of the first position, the second position, and the third position the cam is located at.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210382432A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-12-09
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