Image forming apparatus
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-min KIM, Su-in Lee
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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-min KIM, Su-in Lee
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An image forming apparatus including cyan (C), magenta (M), yellow (Y), and black (K) developing units using a C developer, a M developer, a Y developer, and a K developer, respectively; at least one auxiliary developing unit using a developer other than the C, M, Y, and K developers; a plurality of photosensitive media formed in the C, M, Y, and K developing units and the auxiliary developing unit, respectively; a plurality of cleaning members formed in the C, M, Y, and K developing units and the auxiliary developing unit, respectively, so as to clean surfaces of the plurality of photosensitive media; and waste developer storage units formed in the C, M, Y, and K developing units and the auxiliary developing unit, respectively, so as to collect waste developer cleaned by the plurality of cleaning members. The developer storage unit and waste developer storage unit of at least one of the C, M, Y, and K developing units, in which there is a large amount of developer consumed and a large amount of waste developer generated, are larger than the developer storage unit and waste developer storage unit of the auxiliary developing unit.
An image forming apparatus to form an image according to a four-color developing method using yellow, magenta, cyan, and black (Y, M, C, and K) developing units or a multi-color developing method using Y, M, C, and K developing units and at least one auxiliary developing unit, the image forming apparatus comprising:
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
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