18800487. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS (SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
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HIROSHI Tachiki of Sakai City (JP)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18800487 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Original Abstract Submitted
An image forming apparatus comprises a plurality of photoreceptors; a primary transfer unit attachable to and detachable from an apparatus main body; and a unit lock that restricts the primary transfer unit from being detached from the apparatus main body, the primary transfer unit including a primary transfer belt, a plurality of primary transfer rollers, and a contact and separation mechanism, the contact and separation mechanism including a plurality of arm members, a link member, and a grip, wherein in conjunction with the user's operation of moving, using the grip, the link member to a release position for separating all of the primary transfer rollers from the photoreceptors, the unit lock is allowed to transition from a locking state to an unlocking state.