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US 8,265,522 B2Granted
Image forming device having guide mechanism guiding developing unit
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNaoya Kamimura, Shougo Sato
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Abstract
An image-forming device includes a main body; a developing unit; a belt; and a guide mechanism. The developing unit includes a photosensitive member, a developer-carrying member, and a developer-accommodating section. The guide mechanism is configured to move the developing unit between a contact position and a separate position.
Claims6
An image-forming device, comprising:
- a main body;
- a developing unit including:
- a photosensitive member;
- a developer-carrying member which is configured to supply developer to the photosensitive member;
- and
- a developer-accommodating section which is positioned below the developer-carrying member and which is configured to accommodate developer therein;
- a belt which is configured to be disposed above the developing unit;
- and
- a guide mechanism that is configured to move the developing unit between a contact position and a separate position, the photosensitive member in the contact position being disposed below the belt and in contact with the belt, the photosensitive member in the separate position being disposed below the belt and being separate from the belt.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.