US 2014/0212193 A1Published application

Image forming apparatus

AssigneeKYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.

InventorsMitsuhiro Goda, Susumu Hanano

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Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes an apparatus main body, a housing, a photosensitive drum, a cleaning blade, a contact portion, and a contacted portion. The housing and drum are disposed in an internal space of the main body. The blade is a plate-shaped elastic member extending in an axial direction of a rotational axis of the drum, is supported by the housing, and contacts a circumferential surface of the drum for cleaning. The contact portion is disposed opposite the housing in the main body. The contacted portion is disposed at a center portion, in the axial direction, of the housing and is contacted by the contact portion. A position of the center portion, in the axial direction, of the housing is adjusted in a cross section intersecting the axial direction by the housing being inserted into the internal space and the contact portion coming into contact with the contacted portion.

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Dependent claims

An image forming apparatus comprising:

an apparatus main body having an internal space;
a housing fixed to the apparatus main body after being inserted into the internal space toward a predetermined insertion direction;
a photosensitive drum having a rotational axis and a circumferential surface, disposed in the internal space, and configured to rotate around the rotational axis and to carry a toner image on the circumferential surface;
a cleaning blade formed of a plate-shaped elastic member provided so as to extend in an axial direction of the rotational axis, supported by the housing, and contacting with the circumferential surface of the photosensitive drum to clean the photosensitive drum;
a contact portion disposed in the apparatus main body so as to oppose the housing;
and
a contacted portion disposed at a center portion, in the axial direction, of the housing and contacted with by the contact portion, wherein
a position of the center portion, in the axial direction, of the housing is adjusted in a cross section intersecting the axial direction by the housing being inserted into the internal space and the contact portion coming into contact with the contacted portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.