Electrophotographic image forming apparatus
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, said image forming apparatus comprising:
- a main assembly having an engaging portion;
a plurality of photosensitive members on which toner images are to be formed;
an intermediary transfer member that receives toner images from said photosensitive members and carries the toner images to a transfer portion that transfers the toner image onto the recording material;
a drawer member that supports said photosensitive members, said drawer member being drawable outwardly of said main assembly;
a supporting member supporting said drawer member and movable, in a state of supporting the drawer member, from a first position in which said photosensitive members contact said intermediary transfer member to a second position in which said photosensitive members are spaced away from said intermediary transfer member, wherein when said supporting member takes the second position, said drawer member is drawable outwardly of said main assembly in a direction along which said photosensitive members are arranged; and
a portion to be engaged which is provided on said drawer member and which is engaged with said engaging portion to prevent said photosensitive members from moving in the direction relative to said intermediary transfer member when said supporting member takes the first position,wherein when said supporting member moves from the first position to the second position, said drawer member is moved to space said photosensitive members from said intermediary transfer member without movement in the direction along which said photosensitive members are arranged, and then engagement between said engaging portion is disengaged from said portion to be engaged.
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Abstract
An electrophotographic image forming apparatus is usable with a process cartridge having an electrophotographic photosensitive member. The apparatus includes a transfer member contactable to the photosensitive member to transfer a toner image from the photosensitive member thereonto, a tray carrying the cartridge and movable between a contact position where the photosensitive member contacts the transfer member and a spaced position spaced from the transfer member, a supporting member supporting the tray for movement parallel with a tangent line between the photosensitive member and the transfer member between a first position positioning the tray at the contact position and a second position retracted from the first position away from the transfer member in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the photosensitive-member axial direction and to the tangent line to position the tray at the spaced position, and engageable and engaging portions engageable with each other. The engaging portion regulates tray movement.
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12 Claims
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1. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, said image forming apparatus comprising:
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a main assembly having an engaging portion; a plurality of photosensitive members on which toner images are to be formed; an intermediary transfer member that receives toner images from said photosensitive members and carries the toner images to a transfer portion that transfers the toner image onto the recording material; a drawer member that supports said photosensitive members, said drawer member being drawable outwardly of said main assembly; a supporting member supporting said drawer member and movable, in a state of supporting the drawer member, from a first position in which said photosensitive members contact said intermediary transfer member to a second position in which said photosensitive members are spaced away from said intermediary transfer member, wherein when said supporting member takes the second position, said drawer member is drawable outwardly of said main assembly in a direction along which said photosensitive members are arranged; and a portion to be engaged which is provided on said drawer member and which is engaged with said engaging portion to prevent said photosensitive members from moving in the direction relative to said intermediary transfer member when said supporting member takes the first position, wherein when said supporting member moves from the first position to the second position, said drawer member is moved to space said photosensitive members from said intermediary transfer member without movement in the direction along which said photosensitive members are arranged, and then engagement between said engaging portion is disengaged from said portion to be engaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An image forming apparatus for forming an image on a recording material, said image forming apparatus comprising:
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a main assembly having an engaging portion; a plurality of photosensitive members on which toner images are to be formed; a feeding belt that feeds the recording material to transfer the toner images from said photosensitive members directly onto the recording material; a drawer member that supports said photosensitive members, said drawer member being drawable outwardly of said main assembly; a supporting member supporting said drawer member and movable, in a state of supporting the drawer member, from a first position in which said photosensitive members contact said feeding belt to a second position in which said photosensitive members are spaced away from said feeding belt, wherein when said supporting member takes the second position, said drawer member is drawable outwardly of said main assembly in a direction along which said photosensitive members are arranged; and a portion to be engaged which is provided on said drawer member and which is engaged with said engaging portion to prevent said photosensitive members from moving in the direction relative to said feeding belt when said supporting member takes the first position; wherein when said supporting member moves from the first position to the second position, said drawer member is moved to space said photosensitive members from said feeding belt without movement in the direction along which said photosensitive members are arranged, and then engagement between said engaging portion is disengaged from said portion to be engaged. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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