Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKOHEI KOGUCHI, TOMOYA TATEISHI, OSAMU SASAOKA
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsKOHEI KOGUCHI, TOMOYA TATEISHI, OSAMU SASAOKA
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An image forming apparatus to which a cartridge that stores developer is removably attachable includes a photosensitive member, an exposure device, a rotatable rotary including a storage unit configured to store the developer supplied from the cartridge, and a developing member that forms a developer image on the photosensitive member using the developer stored in the storage unit, a moving device that moves the cartridge between an attachment position at which the cartridge is positioned inside the rotary and a displaced position at which the cartridge is positioned outside the rotary; and an intermediate transfer unit. When viewed in a vertical direction, the intermediate transfer unit, a portion of the rotary, and the exposure device overlap. When viewed in a displacement direction in which the cartridge moves from the attachment position to the displaced position, the intermediate transfer unit, the exposure device, and the portion of the rotary overlap.
An image forming apparatus to which a cartridge that stores developer is removably attachable, the image forming apparatus comprising:
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