×

Image Forming Apparatus Capable of Reliably Protecting Exposure Member

  • US 20140212170A1
  • Filed: 01/30/2014
  • Published: 07/31/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

  • a main casing;

    a photosensitive member provided in the main casing;

    a moving mechanism;

    a movable member configured to move between an inside position in which the movable member is inside the main casing and an outside position in which the movable member is at least partly outside the main casing, the movable member comprising;

    a frame;

    a protection member fixed to the frame; and

    an exposure member configured to expose the photosensitive member to light, the moving mechanism being configured to move the exposure member between an exposing position in which the exposure member exposes the photosensitive drum to light and a protected position in which the exposure member is protected by the protection member; and

    a cartridge including a developer bearing member, the cartridge being configured to be supported at the movable member.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×