Color image forming apparatus with mountable cartridge therein
US5444515A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1603
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A color image forming apparatus includes a housing and a cartridge adapted to be attached to or detached from the housing in a horizontal direction. The cartridge includes a photoreceptor and a plurality of developing devices vertically piled up. Each developing device has an opening to receive toner and a cover to open or close the opening. When the cartridge is detached from the housing in the horizontal direction and is placed in a laid down position thereof, toner can be supplied into the developing devices through the opening which is at the top portion of the laid-down cartridge.
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