Image forming apparatus

Details Image forming apparatus Image forming apparatus

2007-07-10

2007-07-10

Chen, Sophia S. (Department: 2852)

Electrophotography

Having particular structure

Modular or displaceable

Reexamination Certificate

active

10992084

ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes a body frame having a cover to open or close the body frame, a process cartridge in which an image forming unit including a photosensitive drum to form an electrostatic latent image is unitized to be removably mounted in the body frame, and a guide rail formed in the body frame to guide a movement of the process cartridge, the guide rail has a process cartridge mounting position and a process cartridge removing position which is backwardly apart from the cartridge mounting position at a desired distance, and the process cartridge mounting position is located at a higher place than the process cartridge removing position.

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