Image forming apparatus receiving alternative devices, at least one of which includes an intermediary transfer member
US6941094B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 18, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1642
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having a visible image bearing member in a main housing a recording medium conveying path formed in the main housing, and an installing part provided in the main housing that provides or easy installation and removal of any of at least two devices, with at least one of the two devices providing for transferring the visible image from the visible image bearing member to an intermediary image bearing member in the at least one device prior to forming the final image on the recording medium.
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