Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus capable of moving belt unit together with support member
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Application No.: US15718310Application Date: 2017-09-28
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Publication No.: US10222737B2Publication Date: 2019-03-05
- Inventor: Yukiko Kitamura , Takashi Arakawa , Shougo Sato
- 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: JP2017-037293 20170228
- Main IPC: G03G15/00
- IPC: G03G15/00 ; G03G21/16 ; G03G21/18

Abstract:
An image forming apparatus includes: a main body casing; a photosensitive drum; a support member; a belt unit; a transfer roller; and a second sheet guide. The support member is movable between a first accommodated position and a first withdrawn position. The belt unit is movable between a second accommodated position and a second withdrawn position. The belt unit includes: a first sheet guide; and a transfer belt. The belt unit is movable together with the support member. The second sheet guide is positioned below the belt unit and faces the first sheet guide to define a sheet conveying path between the first sheet guide and the second sheet guide in a state where the belt unit is at the second accommodated position. The second sheet guide is configured to convey a sheet along the sheet conveying path toward a position between the transfer belt and the transfer roller.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180246464A1 Image Forming Apparatus Capable of Moving Belt Unit Together with Support Member Public/Granted day:2018-08-30
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