Image forming apparatus having a drive source disposed in an area orthogonal to a rotation axis of a developing device
US7317888B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2215/0177
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a rotary developing device having a developing device main body rotatably disposed and a plurality of developing units arranged along a rotation direction of the developing device main body, a frame for supporting the rotary developing device in free rotation, and a drive source for rotationally driving the rotary developing device, characterized in that the drive source for rotationally driving the rotary developing device is disposed in an area to which the rotary developing device is projected in a direction orthogonal to a rotation axis.
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