Electrophotography – Internal machine environment – Particle or contaminant control
Reexamination Certificate
2011-02-18
2011-11-29
Chen, Sophia S (Department: 2852)
Electrophotography
Internal machine environment
Particle or contaminant control
C399S071000, C399S112000, C399S123000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08068761
ABSTRACT:
An image forming apparatus includes: an image forming unit including a plurality of photoconductor drums arranged in tandem; a conveyor belt arranged opposite to the photoconductor drums and configured to convey a recording sheet; and a cleaning unit including a cleaning member positioned in contact with the conveyor belt and configured to collect substance adhering to the conveyor belt, and a receptacle configured to store the substance collected by the cleaning member. The cleaning member is arranged on the same side as the image forming unit with respect to the conveyor belt and upstream from the image forming unit as viewed in a sheet conveyance direction along which the recording sheet is conveyed on the conveyor belt, and the image forming unit and the cleaning unit are pulled out together from a main body of the image forming apparatus toward an upstream side of the sheet conveyance direction.
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Machine translation of JP 2006-154195 A dated Mar. 26, 2011.
JP Office Action dtd Apr. 13, 2010, JP Appln. 2008-125755, English translation.
JP Office Action dtd Nov. 16, 2010, JP Appln. 2008-125755, English translation.
Banner & Witcoff , Ltd.
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
Chen Sophia S
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