Tandem type image forming apparatus
US6349192B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1696
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tandem type image forming apparatus having plural image forming bodies and an intermediate transfer belt is provided, in which the intermediate transfer belt can be spaced from the image carrying bodies without causing any damage on the intermediate transfer belt. A retracting unit is provided which retracts a belt module along with a secondary transfer module such that a belt-shaped intermediate transfer belt is spaced from all of image carrying bodies.
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