US Patent Application 18133268. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS simplified abstract
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
NORIHIRO Matsumoto of Tokyo (JP)
AKINORI Mitsumata of Tokyo (JP)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 18133268 Titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS'
Simplified Explanation
The image forming apparatus described in the abstract includes a mechanism that prevents a blade from moving to a position where it contacts the transfer belt, even when an external force is applied. The apparatus consists of an image bearing member that holds a developer image, a transfer belt that receives the developer image, a blade that collects the developer from the transfer belt, a rotating member that moves the blade between a contact position and a retracted position, and a regulating member that controls the movement of the blade from the retracted position back to the contact position.
Original Abstract Submitted
Provided is an image forming apparatus including a blade moving mechanism that can inhibit a blade from moving from a retracted position to a contact position even when an external force is exerted. The image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member that bears a developer image, a transfer belt to which the developer image is transferred, the blade that comes into contact with the transfer belt to collect a developer, a rotating member that rotates to act on the blade and move the blade between the contact position, where the blade contacts the transfer belt, and the retracted position, where the blade is away from the transfer belt, and a regulating member that regulates movement of the blade, which has moved from the contact position to the retracted position, from the retracted position to the contact position.
