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US 8,014,700 B2Granted
Image forming apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYuhei Takei
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus which includes a plurality of image bearing members, a plurality of primary transferring devices, an intermediary transfer unit, a secondary transfer portion, a feeding path, a detecting member, an adjusting device, an openable member, a guiding mechanism, and a retracting mechanism.
Claims9
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of image bearing members;
- a plurality of primary transferring devices for transferring toner images from said image bearing member onto an intermediary transfer belt provided above said plurality of image bearing members;
- an intermediary transfer unit including said intermediary transfer belt;
- a secondary transfer portion for transferring the toner image from said intermediary transfer belt onto a recording material;
- a feeding path for feeding the recording material upwardly toward said secondary transfer portion;
- a detecting member for detecting the toner image formed on said intermediary transfer belt;
- an adjusting device for adjusting a condition under which the image is formed on said image bearing member on the basis of a result of detection of said detecting member;
- an openable member for opening said feeding path;
- a guiding mechanism for guiding draw of said intermediary transfer unit toward said feeding path when said openable member opens;
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- a retracting mechanism for retracting said detecting member away from said intermediary transfer unit with movement of said intermediary transfer unit toward said feeding path.
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