Color image forming apparatus
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorMasumi Sato
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Abstract
A color image forming apparatus of the present invention includes a belt for sequentially transferring toner images of different colors to a sheet one above the other. A plurality of image forming units face the belt, and each includes an image carrier and a developing device and a cleaning device arranged around the image carrier. The belt is inclined such that one of opposite runs thereof adjoining the image forming units has opposite ends positioned at different levels from each other. The cleaning device of each image forming units is positioned at a higher level than the developing device.
Claims3
A color image forming apparatus comprising:
- belt means for sequentially transferring toner images of different colors to a recording medium one above the other;
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- a plurality of image forming units facing said belt means and each comprising an image carrier and developing means and cleaning means arranged around said image carrier;
- wherein said belt means is inclined such that one of opposite runs adjoining said plurality of image forming units has opposite ends positioned at different levels from each other, and
- said cleaning means of each of said plurality of image forming units is positioned at a higher level than said developing means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.