Image forming apparatus and image transferring unit for use in the same
US6996354B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 3, 2003 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 3, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/183
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an image forming apparatus configured to form a toner image on a photoconductive element and transfer it to a recording medium of the present invention, the photoconductive element and an image transferring member pressed thereagainst are constructed into an image transferring unit. The image transferring unit is removable from the casing of the apparatus independently of image forming devices arranged around the photoconductive element other than the image transferring member.
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