Image forming apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorsTakashi Suzuki, Takumi Sato
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Abstract
At least one developing device applies toner onto a latent image formed on an image supporter to form a toner image thereon. A belt member is stretched and circulated by a plurality of roller members. The toner image, which is to be secondarily transferred onto a recording medium, is primarily transferred onto the belt member. A fixing device heats the recording medium to fix the secondary transferred toner image thereon. A casing accommodates the image supporter, the developing device, the roller members, the belt member and the fixing device, such that the developing device and the fixing device are partitioned by the belt member, and such that one of the roller members is located at a corner portion of the casing.
Claims3
An image forming apparatus, comprising:
- an image supporter, adapted to support a latent image thereon;
- a plurality of developing devices, each of which is adapted to apply toner onto the latent image to form a toner image thereon;
- a selector, supporting the developing devices so that one of the developing devices is selectively opposed to the image supporter;
- a casing, accommodating the image supporter, the developing devices and the selector;
- a belt member, on which the toner image, which is to be secondarily transferred onto a recording medium, is primarily transferred from the image supporter, the belt member partitioning an interior space of the casing into a first section and second section;
- and
- a fan member, disposed in the first section,
- wherein the image supporter, the developing devices and the selector are disposed in the first section.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.