Device for storing developing units
US4937624A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1989 |
| Grant date | Jun 26, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G15/0126
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A developing unit storage device includes a plurality of storage cases for storing developing units, a taking in portion for taking in the developing unit from a corresponding one of the storage case into an image forming apparatus, a first moving mechanism for moving the developing unit in a first direction between the storage case and the image forming apparatus, a second moving mechanism for moving the storage case in a second direction different from the first direction so that a desired one of the storage case is adjusted to the taking in portion, and a control unit for inhibiting the first and second moving mechanism from operating at the same time.
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