Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus capable of positioning drawer relative to main frame
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置能够相对于主框架定位抽屉
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Application No.: US14329180Application Date: 2014-07-11
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Publication No.: US09098053B2Publication Date: 2015-08-04
- Inventor: Junichi Hashimoto , Makoto Souda , Yoshiya Tomatsu
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- 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: JP2011-078434 20110331
- Main IPC: G03G21/16
- IPC: G03G21/16

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: a main frame; a drawer; a plurality of cartridges; a contact member; and an urging member. The main frame includes a cover and a positioning portion. The cover is movable between a closed position covering the opening and an open position exposing an opening of the main frame. The drawer is movable relative to the main frame in a prescribed direction. The plurality of cartridges is detachably mounted in the drawer. The contact member is configured to contact the drawer in response to the movement of the cover to the closed position. The urging member is disposed between the cover and the contact member. The urging member is configured to urge the contact member toward the drawer in response to the movement of the cover to the closed position such that the drawer is pressed against the positioning portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140321881A1 Image Forming Apparatus Capable of Positioning Drawer Relative to Main Frame Public/Granted day:2014-10-30
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