Title: Image forming apparatus
Application Number: 98117920 Application Date: 1998.08.11
Publication Number: 1216833 Publication Date: 1999.05.19
Approval Pub. Date: 2004.06.23 Granted Pub. Date: 2004.06.23
International Classifi-cation: G03G15/01
Applicant(s) Name: K. K. Toshiba Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Osamu Takagi;Yoshiya Hashimoto;Hiroshi Murata
Attorney & Agent: ye kaidong
Abstract:
    As an image forming apparatus of this invention, a color copying machine in which four image forming units are juxtaposed along the convey direction of a paper sheet is known. Each image forming unit has a photosensitive drum which is in rolling contact with a conveyor belt. Around the photosensitive drum, a charging device, exposure device, developing device, transfer device, cleaning device, and charge removing device are placed in turn along the rotation direction of the drum. An image unit is interposed between the photosensitive drum in the predetermined image forming unit, and the photosensitive drum in the image forming unit, which neighbors that image forming unit on its upstream side.
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