Color image forming device

A color image forming device comprising:

• a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive member with a photosensitive layer;
• an exposing unit that exposes the photosensitive layer based on a multi-color image to form a series of latent images on the photosensitive member;
• a plurality of developing units each including a developing-agent bearing member that is disposed in contact with the photosensitive member, the photosensitive member and the developing-agent bearing members all moving downward at contact positions where the developing-agent bearing members contact the photosensitive member, each developing-agent bearing member bearing thereon a different color developing agent and supplying the developing agent to the photosensitive member at the contact positions to develop corresponding latent images into visible images;
• a first transfer body that receives transfer of the visible images borne on the photosensitive member;
• a second transfer body that receives transfer of the visible images from the first transfer body and that transfers the visible image onto a recording medium;
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• a fixing unit that fixes the visible images onto the recording medium.

A color image forming device compromising:

• a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive member with a photosensitive layer;
• an exposing unit that exposes the photosensitive layer based on a multi-color image to form a series of latent images on the photosensitive member;
• a plurality of developing units each including a developing-agent bearing member that is disposed in contact with the photosensitive member, the photosensitive member moving upward and the developing-agent bearing members all moving downward at contact positions where the developing-agent bearing members contact the photosensitive member, each developing-agent bearing member bearing thereon a different color developing agent and supplying the developing agent to the photosensitive member at the contact positions to develop corresponding latent images into different-colored monochrome visible images;
• an intermediate transfer belt that receives the different-colored monochrome visible images one at a time from the photosensitive member in an overlapping manner to bear a multi-color image, the intermediate transfer belt transferring the multicolor image onto a recording medium;
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• a fixing unit that fixes the multi-color image onto the recording medium, the fixing unit being disposed on the opposite side of the photosensitive member than the developing-agent bearing members.

A color image forming device compromising:

• a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive member with a photosensitive layer;
• an exposing unit that exposes the photosensitive layer based on a multi-color image to form a series of latent images on the photosensitive member;
• a plurality of developing units each including a developing-agent bearing member that is disposed in contact with the photosensitive member, the photosensitive member and the developing-agent bearing members all moving upward at positions where the developing-agent bearing members contact the photosensitive member, each developing-agent bearing member bearing thereon a different color developing agent and supplying the developing agent to the photosensitive member to develop corresponding latent images into different-colored monochrome visible images;
• an intermediate transfer belt that receives the different-colored monochrome visible images one at a time from the photosensitive member in an overlapping manner to bear a multi-color image, the intermediate transfer belt transferring the multicolor image onto a recording medium;
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• a fixing unit that fixes the multi-color image onto the recording medium, the fixing unit being disposed on the opposite side of the photosensitive member than the developing-agent bearing members.

A color image forming device compromising:

• a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive member with a photosensitive layer;
• an exposing unit that exposes the photosensitive layer based on a multi-color image to form a series of latent images on the photosensitive member;
• a plurality of developing units each including a developing-agent bearing member that is disposed in contact with the photosensitive member, the developing-agent bearing members including at least one developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on one side of the photosensitive member and at least one developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on the opposite side of the photosensitive member, the photosensitive member and the developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on the opposite side of the photosensitive member both moving upward at positions where the photosensitive member and the developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on the opposite side of the photosensitive member contact each other, each developing-agent bearing member bearing thereon a different color developing agent and supplying the developing agent to the photosensitive member to develop corresponding latent images into different-colored monochrome visible images;
• an intermediate transfer belt that receives different-colored monochrome visible images one at a time from the photosensitive member in an overlapping manner to bear a multi-color image, the intermediate transfer belt transferring the multicolor image onto a recording medium;
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• a fixing unit that fixes the multi-color image onto the recording medium, the fixing unit being disposed to one side of the photosensitive member, wherein the photosensitive member and the developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on the same side of the photosensitive member as the fixing unit both move downward where the photosensitive member and the developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on the same side as the fixing unit contact each other.

A color image forming device compromising;

• a photosensitive unit including a photosensitive member with a photosensitive layer;
• an exposing unit that exposes the photosensitive layer based on a multi-color image to form a series of latent images on the photosensitive member;
• a plurality of developing units each including a developing-agent bearing member that is disposed in contact with the photosensitive member, the developing-agent bearing members including at least one developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on one side of the photosensitive member and at least one developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on the opposite side of the photosensitive member, the photosensitive member moving upward and the developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on the opposite side of the photosensitive member moving downward at positions where the photosensitive member and the developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on the opposite side of the photosensitive member contact each other, each developing-agent bearing member bearing thereon a different color developing agent and supplying the developing agent to the photosensitive member to develop corresponding latent images into different-colored monochrome visible images;
• an intermediate transfer belt that receives different-colored monochrome visible images one at a time from the photosensitive member in an overlapping manner to bear a multi-color image, the intermediate transfer belt transferring the multicolor image onto a recording medium;
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• a fixing unit that fixes the multi-color image onto the recording medium, the fixing unit being disposed to one side of the photosensitive member, wherein the photosensitive member and the developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on the same side of the photosensitive member as the fixing unit both move downward where the photosensitive member and the developing-agent bearing member that is disposed on the same side as the fixing unit contact each other.