Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus with draw-out unit having electrical contact
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Application No.: US17862778Application Date: 2022-07-12
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Publication No.: US11609529B2Publication Date: 2023-03-21
- Inventor: Yuta Kawaguchi , Shinkichi Yamamoto , Takateru Ohkubo , Kazuki Takase
- 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: JPJP2019-239949 20191227,JPJP2019-239950 20191227,JPJP2019-239951 20191227,JPJP2019-239952 20191227
- Main IPC: G03G21/00
- IPC: G03G21/00 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/18 ; G03G15/08

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body including a control board, a draw-out unit including a photosensitive drum configured to bear a toner image and rotate about a rotation axis, a developing unit, and a unit contact, the developing unit including a developing roller and a memory, and a door configured to face the draw-out unit at a closed position. The door includes a door contact electrically connected to the control board. The draw-out unit includes a facing surface configured to face the door positioned at the closed position, and a grip portion provided at a center portion of the facing surface in an axial direction of the rotation axis. The unit contact is provided in a region outside an end surface of the grip portion in the axial direction and below the grip portion in a vertical direction.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220342359A1 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2022-10-27
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