Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Tandem type image forming apparatus
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Application No.: US14833525Application Date: 2015-08-24
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Publication No.: US09405216B2Publication Date: 2016-08-02
- Inventor: Satoru Ishikawa , Shougo Sato
- Applicant: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Applicant Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken
- Agency: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Priority: JP2008-164973 20080624
- Main IPC: G03G15/02
- IPC: G03G15/02 ; G03G15/08 ; G03G15/01 ; G03G15/00

Abstract:
To facilitate replacing photosensitive drums and/or developing devices in an image forming apparatus, a photosensitive member unit including a plurality of photosensitive members is loaded in a main casing. A developing device unit including a plurality of developing devices is also loaded in the main casing. Both an intermediate transfer belt and the photosensitive member unit are configured to be movable toward and away from the developing device unit. Further, when the photosensitive member unit is separated from the developing device unit, the intermediate transfer belt and the plurality of photosensitive members are also separated from each other.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150362857A1 Tandem Type Image Forming Apparatus Public/Granted day:2015-12-17
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