Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKenichi Manabe
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Abstract
There are provided an image bearing member on which an electrostatic image is formed, a development unit that is detachably attachable relative to a main body of the apparatus and that develops the electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member, using developer, a positioning unit that positions the development unit relative to the image bearing member, a transfer unit that transfers a developer image formed on the image bearing member onto a recording medium at a transfer position, and a conveyance guide member that guides the recording medium which is being conveyed toward the transfer position. The conveyance guide member is made of material which is greater in rigidity than a frame member of the development unit, and is disposed on the frame member of the development unit.
Claims4
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image bearing member on which an electrostatic image is formed;
- a development unit that develops the electrostatic image formed on the image bearing member with developer, and the development unit is detachably attachable to a main body of the image forming apparatus;
- a positioning unit that positions the development unit relative to the image bearing member;
- a transfer unit that transfers a developer image formed on the image bearing member onto a recording medium at a transfer position;
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- a conveyance guide member that guides the recording medium which is being conveyed toward the transfer position,
- wherein the conveyance guide member is made of a material which is greater in rigidity than a frame member of the development unit, and is disposed on the frame member of the development unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.