Developing device accommodating apparatus and image forming apparatus and developing device
US4841329A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jun 20, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0896
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes accommodating assembly for accommodating a plurality of developing devices on stages arranged substantially vertically and having first driving mechanism for moving the developing devices in a substantially horizontal plane, an image formation assembly for receiving selected one of the developing devices moved out of the accommodating assembly and for further moving it in a substantially horizontal plane, the image formation assembly including systems for forming images using the developing device, the accommodating assembly further including an opening for allowing a the developing device to be loaded into the accommodating assembly.
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