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US 2006/0140669 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShougo Sato
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus is provided which includes a housing, a series of photoconductors on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, and developing devices, which each include a developing agent carrier for holding a developing agent. Also, the apparatus may include a holder, which is removable from the housing, for supporting the photoconductors and the developing devices, and an image reader provided at a top portion of the housing, which is configured to read an image on a document.
Claims42
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a plurality of photoconductors on which an electrostatic latent image is formed;
- a plurality of developing devices, each including a developing agent carrier for holding a developing agent thereon;
- a holder for supporting the plurality of photoconductors and the plurality of developing devices, the holder being removable from the housing;
- and
- an image reader, provided at a top portion of the housing, configured to read an image on a document.
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An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- a housing;
- a photoconductor on which an electrostatic latent image is formed, the photoconductor being supported by a supporting shaft;
- a plurality of developing devices, each including at least a developing agent chamber configured to include a developing agent and a developing agent carrier configured to hold the developing agent thereon;
- a transfer device configured to transfer a visible image formed on the photoconductor to a recording medium;
- a first holder configured to hold the plurality of the developing devices along a first direction perpendicular to the supporting shaft of the photoconductor, the first holder being placed in a first area in the housing;
- a first guide configured to guide the first holder in and out of the first area in the first direction;
- a second holder configured to hold at least a belt member and a roller for supporting the belt member, the second holder being placed in a second area in the housing;
- and
- a second guide configured to guide the second holder in and out of the second area in a second direction parallel to the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.