Tandem type color image forming apparatus having an intermediate transfer belt
US6519438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 11, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0119
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A color image forming apparatus in accordance with the present invention including an intermediate transfer member having a movable surface. The apparatus also includes plural image forming units for forming toner images on the intermediate transfer member at each of image-forming positions, and a transfer roller for transferring the toner images formed on the intermediate transfer member onto a sheet, the transfer roller having a circumferential length equal to the distance between the adjacent image forming positions.
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