Image forming apparatus
US7822365B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03G2221/1603
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image forming apparatus comprising: a plurality of image forming means; a first image forming means; a second image forming means; a belt member to be transferred with the toner image formed on each image forming means; and a plurality of suspending members, wherein said plurality of image forming means are arranged so as to face to a first belt surface between the suspending members; the first and second image forming means are arranged so as to face to a second belt surface different from the first belt surface; and a distance, between adjacent contact portions of the image forming means on the second belt surface side and said second belt surface, is greater than a distance, between adjacent contact portions of the image forming means on the first belt surface side and said first belt surface.
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