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Drum unit for supporting developer cartridge that includes developing roller
US9304437B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9304437-B2 |
| Application number | US-201514803335-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 20, 2015 |
| Priority date | Dec 26, 2008 |
| Publication date | Apr 5, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 5, 2016 |
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An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a drum unit which holds photosensitive drums in parallel, a developing cartridge which is detachably mounted in the drum unit, a translation member which is provided in the apparatus body to be movable linearly, a shaft which is provided on the tandem photosensitive drum unit for each developing cartridge; and a pivoting member which is rotatably supported by the shaft. The pivoting member includes an abutting portion which is provided on one side to abut the translation member, a pressing portion which is provided on the other side, and is configured to press a predetermined portion of the developing cartridge in a direction in which the developing roller is separated from the photosensitive drum; and a spring portion which applies a biasing force in a direction in which the pressing portion is separated from the predetermined portion.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A drum unit configured to support a plurality of developing cartridges, each including a developing roller, the drum unit comprising: a plurality of photosensitive drums; a support portion supporting the plurality of photosensitive drums; and a plurality of contacting and spacing members provided to the support portion, each of the contacting and spacing members being configured to take a contacting position for contacting the developing roller of…
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US9304437B2 cover?
- An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus body, a drum unit which holds photosensitive drums in parallel, a developing cartridge which is detachably mounted in the drum unit, a translation member which is provided in the apparatus body to be movable linearly, a shaft which is provided on the tandem photosensitive drum unit for each developing cartridge; and a pivoting member which is rot…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Brother Ind Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G03G15/0865. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).