Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNaoki Hayashi, Yukio Kubo, Isao Koishi, Shunsuke Hijikata, Yuuji Obukuro, Yu Fukasawa
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AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNaoki Hayashi, Yukio Kubo, Isao Koishi, Shunsuke Hijikata, Yuuji Obukuro, Yu Fukasawa
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An image forming apparatus includes a plurality of pipes through which developer passes. The developer is conveyed from a plurality of developer containers to a plurality of developing units. The plurality of pipes includes a first pipe that extends to a first receiving port of a first developing unit from a first communication port of an attachment portion to and from which a first developer container is attachable and detachable. The developer from the first discharge port of the first developer container passes through the first pipe. The first developer container and the first pipe are provided respectively, in a second direction orthogonal to a first direction, at a position closest to a first end surface among the plurality of developer containers and the plurality of pipes. At least a part of the first communication port overlaps the first receiving port when viewed in the first direction.
An image forming apparatus that forms an image on a recording material, comprising:
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