Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorEmi Furuya
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Abstract
A transfer unit has a belt unit having a belt and a cleaning unit for cleaning the belt. The belt unit and the cleaning unit are integratedly provided. The cleaning unit is movable for the belt unit. The transfer unit is detachable for an apparatus main body. A position of the cleaning unit for the belt unit before the transfer unit is attached to the apparatus main body is different from a position of the cleaning unit for the belt unit after the transfer unit is attached to the apparatus main body.
Claims9
An image forming apparatus comprising a transfer unit configured to transfer a toner image on an image bearing member onto a recording material,
- wherein the transfer unit has a belt unit having a belt and a cleaning unit for cleaning the belt, the belt unit and the cleaning unit are integratedly provided, and the cleaning unit is movable for the belt unit, and
- wherein the transfer unit is detachable for an apparatus main body and
- a position of the cleaning unit for the belt unit before the transfer unit is attached to the apparatus main body is different from a position of the cleaning unit for the belt unit after the transfer unit is attached to the apparatus main body.
A transfer unit which is detachable for an image forming apparatus main body, comprising:
- a belt unit having a belt;
- and
- a cleaning unit for cleaning the belt,
- wherein the belt unit and the cleaning unit are integratedly provided, and the cleaning unit is movable for the belt unit, and
- wherein
- a position of the cleaning unit for the belt unit before the transfer unit is attached to the apparatus main body is different from a position of the cleaning unit for the belt unit after the transfer unit is attached to the apparatus main body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.